Take The Leap

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Simple Man Guide.

A platform dedicated to helping others leave the corporate world behind, simplify their lives, and regain power over their most precious asset - time.

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Ditch the 9-5 job 25+ years early and enjoy your prime years NOW. Sharing tactics on how I'm doing it.

Want to live on your terms, do work you love - WITHOUT YOUR 9-5 - but don’t know HOW?

If you’re working an office job and: 

* Feeling your work is meaningless
* Tired of the corporate grind and office politics
* Unsure of what you want - but know it’s NOT what you’re doing now
* Uninspired by those folks 5-10 years ahead of you on the same path
* Working a ‘hybrid’ set up - but still tied to your office a few days a week…

STOP. RIGHT. NOW. 

Imagine this: 

* You love your work
* You can do it from anywhere
* No one telling you what to do
* Saying ‘NO!’ to wasteful meetings
* No more commuting to a dull office
* You have the freedom to control your time… 

And your life. 

But the question is - how to get there? 

Leave that part to me. 

Here’s what I’ll do for you. 👇🏽


🟠  TAKE THE LEAP - 4-month MASTERMIND (4Cs - Custom Roadmap / Course / Calls / Community)

Struggling to narrow your ideas into a cohesive strategy? 

Ideal for those ready to transition OUT of their current job, earn their FIRST DOLLAR with their own business, and experience true freedom in their days.  


🟠 TAKE THE LEAP - Online Course & Community (3Cs - Course / Calls / Community) 

Want to uncover what you can do for work to support yourself - but have NO idea where to start? 

Ideal for 9-5ers who want to create their plan in the background while their corporate job pays the bills! 

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Ready to START BUILDING YOUR IDEAL LIFE and TAKE BACK CONTROL of your days? 

👉 Book Your Call Here: https://bit.ly/smgroadmap

Career advice you’ll never hear: 

Do more of what you enjoy. 

• Not for money
• Not for prestige 
• Not for promotions. 

But only for the act itself. 

Something you’ll do anyway. 

Maybe something you’ve loved since childhood.

Why am I using my Weekend Wellness post for this? 

Because my thing I enjoy: fitness. 

It set me on a path to find my career now. Not directly, but through: 

A fitness studio
⮑ Writing fitness books
⮑ Finding workouts spots while traveling
⮑ Listening to others’ questions while sharing fitness content. 

I would’ve never found this path without doing more of the thing I enjoy. 

I didn’t know I was heading down this path. I didn’t know it would lead me anywhere. 

It’s impossible to know. I just enjoyed doing it. 

Do what you enjoy – and trust it will all make sense at some point.  

As Steve Jobs famously said: 

“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” 

What’s something you enjoy doing – just for the act itself? 

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P.S. Doing more of what I enjoy.. Milan, IT

Brian Gallagher

If you’re working hard just to live where you work, trapped in an expensive city – here’s 3 simple ways I’d start my escape plan: 

1/ List your skills. 

• ALL skills
• Including your first job(s) 
• And continue to your current one. 


2/ List your interests. 

• Go to a bookstore
• Note what sections pull you in
• And not ones to help with a job you don’t like. 


3/  List creators doing what you want to do, then: 

• Follow them
• Engage with their content
• Engage with their followers
• Do this for 30 minutes for 30 days. 

Treat as a giant brainstorm sesh and capture every idea. 

It will surely energize and encourage you to take more steps. 

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Unsatisfied with work, but have no idea how else you can earn? 

Or have an idea, but unsure how to turn it into income? 

I help unhappy 9-5ers earn doing enjoyable work uniquely tied to their skills and interests. 

In just 90-120 days, together we’ll build the step-by-step roadmap to your next $1,000 with your own one-person business. 

And turn YOU into a Corporate Escape Artist. 

If you’ve been in corporate over 5 years and are done with: 

• “Playing the game”
• Wasting time in meetings
• Needing vacation approval
• Others telling you what to do
• Not being in control of you time. 

Then this is for you. 

DM me ‘escape’ to learn more. 

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P.S. Office rules: No shirt. No shoes. Nice view.. Amsterdam, NL

Would you rather…

A: Spend 400 months doing work you don’t enjoy?

OR:

B: Spend 4 months finding work you will? 

If Option A sounds good – no need to read the rest. 

But if Option A sounds miserable, I got something for you.

I’m celebrating the anniversary of my last job interview ever (story tomorrow). 

And to help ensure your last interview is behind you.. I’m running a promo this week only. 

If you’re currently: 

• Rating your job a ‘6’ or lower
• Wanting ‘Work From Anywhere’ freedom
• Sitting on 6-12 months of expenses saved
• Missing travel because of work but want to live abroad. 

In other words: an aspiring Corporate Escape Artist…

In just 120 days, we’ll create your customized, step-by-step roadmap to:

• Prepare you financially for a career jump
• Craft your business idea and service offering
• Build you an audience and earn your next $1,000
• Get you that WFA freedom – ‘Work from Anywhere’. 

DM me ‘escape’ for more info. 

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I’ll be honest.. this started as a sales post. 

“Here’s why it’s great to work for yourself. I can help you blah blah blah…” 

I was about to complain of the pitfalls too (and things that’ve been stressing me out lately too): 

• I work ALL the time
• I took a pretty big pay cut
• Revenue responsibility is stressful 
• I am more cautious with money now. 

But today isn’t just any other day. 

Seeing the date reminded me of those poor people who headed to work on a random Tuesday 22 years ago. With things they planned to do next year. Next week. That evening. 

Heads down, following their routines like they have hundreds of times before. 

I remember mine: 

Wake up. Shower. Toss on a suit. Walk east down 48th street. Stop at the same food cart. Grab a coffee and bagel with cream cheese. Enter my building. Elevator to 19. Bang away on Excel and PowerPoint until 11pm. Go home. 

Do it again the next day. 

But that next day never came for them. 

It made me realize how incredibly fortunate I am. 

To sit where I am now. Bare feet in the cool, wet grass. Staring at the beautiful lake in front of me. The sun rising behind me.

It’ll be hot today, so I’ll head in for a quick dip later. 

And I just booked my ticket to head back to the US for 6 weeks over Thanksgiving. I’m excited to walk in my childhood home and hug my parents. 

We always think we have another day. Most of the time – we WILL. 

But one day, we won’t. And we have no idea when. 

So – what are we missing out on by putting something off? 

Until tomorrow? Next month? Next year? 

What are we missing out on by selling our time, and control of our days, to someone else? 

There are things you want to see, explore, and do with your life.  

What’s stopping you from going for it now? 


So in closing what I intended to be a sales post: 

It’s OK if you don’t work with me, but I urge you…  

Don’t wait another day. Go get what you want.

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Been in your 9-5 job for 5+ years and can’t imagine more of the same – for another 30 years?

I was in this position at one point and talk to many others daily in the same spot.

And figuring out where to start building their corporate escape plan is a massive sticking point.

Here's what usually happens:

• They envision the end goal
• Overlook the necessary small steps
• Get instantly overwhelmed with the enormity of it all.

So you know what most end up doing?

Nothing.

And if you’re unhappy now, and do nothing – what changes?
 
Nothing. 

In 5 more years, you’ll be in the same spot. Only 5 years older. 

With more responsibility – making it more difficult to take a risk, quit the addiction of a corporate paycheck, and pursue more enjoyable work.

If you’re reading this and afraid this could be you: 

I’d like to help you build your step-by-step roadmap to creating your own one-person business, earn doing work you enjoy – and escape the rat race. For good. 

Think of it as a Corporate Escape Academy. In 90-120 days, we’ll focus on: 

• Supercharging your financial runway
• Creating a biz based on your unique skills 
• Converting them into a service you can sell
• Attracting ideal clients in need of your solution
• Steps to earn your first $1,000 with your new venture… 

So you can stop giving the best parts of you to a job you don’t enjoy.

And join the ranks of.. Corporate Escape Artist. 

But the time to act is now, because: 

I’m running a promo – $1,000 off – only until Monday. 

To take advantage, book a chat with me here: 

https://lnkd.in/d7ya9ex6

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Real talk from an unsatisfied 9-5er… 

And 6 other quotes to view work differently. 

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I’m Brian. 
I help you go from unhappy 9-5er to.. Corporate Escape Artist. 
Follow me for strategies to create your escape plan. 

👋🏽FREE 25-STEP BLUEPRINT: Get step-by-step roadmap to become the next Corporate Escape Artist: https://lnkd.in/evPyPHTD

I have a 65-page blueprint to escape the rat race.  

The blueprint is for unhappy 9-5ers to help them: 

• Build a savings cushion
• Overcome fear of leaving the paycheck
• Create one-person business to replace salary
• Get that WFA freedom – Work From Anywhere. 

And earn the title of.. Corporate Escape Artist.  

If you want a copy of the blueprint, DM me your email.

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18 years today – my last ‘1st day’ in a corporate job. 

And it almost didn’t happen. 

My interview started at 9am. I strolled out at 8:35am thinking I’d hop in a cab with 10 minutes to spare. 

Ohhh the New York rookie in me.. (didn’t live there yet). 

I waved at every single cab. Panic set in as no one stopped. 

It was now 8:50am. One last option. I decided to run. 

In August. In a fresh new Men’s Warehouse suit. 5 avenues and 15 blocks. (1.4 miles.. just Googled it). 

I finally reached Rockefeller Center. 20 minutes late. Soaked like I swam there. 

I walked into an empty lobby and sat there waiting. Defeated. Thinking they wouldn’t even greet me after being THAT late. 

Until Patrick, the receptionist, runs out of the elevator flustered… 

“Hi, who are you here for?” 

“I’m here to see Jeff Holowaty” 

“OK, let me get him.” 

I listened as he called back. “Hey Jeff, there’s a Brian Gallagher here to see you. So sorry, I just got here..my train was delayed.”

Jeff walks out not a minute later. “Hey Brian, nice to meet you. Come on back.”

And the rest is history. 

After 12 interviews, the job was mine. I started the day after Labor Day, 2005 and stayed until 2014. 

And I still wonder where I’d be if Patrick’s train was on time that day. 

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So, in honor of my last, almost tragic, interview ever…

I’m running a promo. To ensure YOU never have to interview again. 

In just 90–120 days, we’ll create your customized, step-by-step roadmap to build your own one-person business, earn your next $1,000, and make YOU the next… Corporate Escape Artist. 

This is for you if you’ve: 

• Been in your 9-5 for 5+ years
• Would like to run your own business
• Have the guts to take a bet on yourself. 

And for the first THREE of you – it’s $1,000 off. This week only.  

So if you’ve been on the fence – now’s the time. 

DM me ‘escape’ for more details. 

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I can’t wait to have their job in 5 years.

If you say this, don’t click ‘see more’.

Not saying this? Here’s 2 reasons to start planning now: 

1/ 5 years can zoom by quickly. 
2/ There’s a $1,000-off promo on Corporate Escape Academy…  

And today’s the last day.  

Start now, and by the end of 2023, you’ll have the step-by-step roadmap to go from unhappy 9-5er, unenthused about your future roles, to.. 

Corporate Escape Artist. 

Over 120 days, we’ll work together and create your escape roadmap through:

• 6x60min 1:1 strategy calls
• Online course access 
• Weekly group calls • Slack community.

And at the end of it, you’ll have the:  

• Plan to build your financial runway and feel comfortable making a career transition

• Clarity you desperately seek to feel confident starting your one-person business

• Strategy to attract the right clients who will pay for your solution

• Roadmap to earning a living doing work you enjoy – without resumes, cover letters, interviews – or any corporate BS. 


I don’t do this often, so if you’re sitting on the fence, what does waiting for the ‘perfect time’ cost you? 

• $1,000 more
• Months of progress building a bridge OUT of your 9-5. 


I’d love to give you more info here, but it’s best over a video chat. 

Book the chat here: https://lnkd.in/d7ya9ex6

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Got a taste of remote work and want it to be the norm?

It’s harder now as execs want more office time.  

But there is a way… 

Meet “Fred” (protecting the identify of aspiring corporate escape artists..). 

Fred is a 20-year veteran of commercial real estate.

He struggled with: 

• Energy drain of current role 
• How to make remote work a viable option
• Honing in on his skills and interests to create his own business

We dug deeper into his values, experience, and where he wanted to focus his efforts. 

And mapped out his escape plan: 
 
1/ Transition out of corporate role into consulting 

• Frees up more time to work on future business
• Maintain current lifestyle, including home
• Allows him to build financial runway
• Avoids sudden income disruption
• Provides comfort for partner


2/ Identify business ideas unique to Fred

• Examining life experiences
• Noting where others ask him for help already
• Overcoming self-doubt that he could help anyone       


3/ Explore selected more satisfying business options

• Coaching based on unique career experience 
• Niche products focused on areas of interest
 
Fred’s planned transition from executive to Corporate Escape Artist: 

Mid 2024. 

And his thoughts on working together: 

“I can highly recommend Brian and his program. He is thorough, incredibly insightful on how best to make this transition, talented in asking the right questions, and pushing your comfort zone to get you to the place that will make your decision all the more compelling.

Brian was the best trigger point for me. He approaches with real experience and conviction. He knows the hesitations, angst, and self-doubts as he’s done it himself. 

He’s a wonderful coach and someone you can feel comfortable taking this journey with.” 

Hey thanks Fred :) 

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Ready to make 2024 the year YOU become a Corporate Escape Artist?

DM me ‘escape’ for more info. 

Better do it quickly.. the $1,000 promo I’m running right now ends Monday. 

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Confession: I get envious of friends still in corporate.  

And wonder if I chose the wrong path. They have:

• C-suite roles
• Seats on boards
• High 6-figure salaries 
• Multi-million dollar homes
• Beautiful vacation / 2nd homes

I was on that path, and could have these now too. 

But I remember what each day was like: 

• Hating my morning alarm
• Only excited for the weekend
• Feeling just like everyone else
• Lacked curiosity to learn more
• No motivation to go the extra mile
• Rising heart rate with each email ‘ping’
• Feeling like a kid asking for permission for vacation

After 30 seconds the envy subsides.. when I recall what my path allows me to do: 

• Live abroad
• Summer in Italy 
• Winter in Morocco
• 3 months camping in Southern Africa
• Run businesses aligned with my passions
• 1 month to learn to teach yoga in Ecuador
• 6 weeks with my parents for Thanksgiving
• Fall in love with someone across the ocean
• Then take her on 2-month roadtrip in the U.S.
• Wake up every morning knowing I own my day. 

There isn’t ONE path for everyone. 

Once I knew I was on the wrong one… 

I created one better for ME. 

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P.S. All smiles in my old work uniform.. New York, NY

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