The worst day of my corporate life 👺


The day I got promoted to a Director was the worst day of my life.

Yeah, you read that right.

Worst.

Day.

Of.

My.

Life.

I had bled for this promotion.

Overtime? Yep.
Laughing at lots of bad jokes? Yep.
Weekend "catch-up" projects while friends lived their lives? Yep.

Eighteen months of giving everything.

For what?

A shiny new title.
A fatter paycheck.
A hit of fake status.

I chased it like a starving dog.

Sacrificed time with family.
Blew off friends.
Ignored myself.

Finally, the big day arrived.

Phone rings.

“Congratulations, Michael!”

Big smile. Big moment.

Then came the real slap:

"Here's all the extra responsibilities."
"Here's all the fires you'll be expected to put out."
"Here's the soul you need to hand over permanently."

I stared at that email...

And felt nothing.

No pride. No happiness. Just a cold, heavy pit in my gut.

Wasn’t this supposed to be the dream?

Wasn’t this the moment I'd "made it?"

Instead, I realized I'd climbed the wrong damn mountain.

I had the title.
I had the six-figure salary.
I had people directly reporting to me.

But I also had a cage.

A golden one.

And if you're being honest?

You feel it too.

But you don't have to stay stuck.

You can build your own thing.

Even if you’re shackled to a full-time job.

I was able to quit that Director role four months later and start my own business.

All because I was already building another business on the side.

And I’ll show you exactly how to do it inside my LIVE workshop:

Build Your One-Person Business In Less Than 1 Hour Per Day.

Happening Thursday, 8th May at 1:00PM AEST.

You’ll learn:

  • How to pick a business idea using the skills you already have.
  • The simple system I used to escape without working 10 hours a night.
  • How to stop thinking and start doing.

The cost of learning an escape ticket?

$9.99.

That's it.

The price of two sad coffees, I would drink every Monday morning, wishing I were anywhere else.

Doors close in 5 days.

​Click here to join the workshop for $9.99.​

Or keep climbing someone else’s ladder until your soul gives out.

Your move.

Stay Limitless,

Michael ‘burned the ladder, built his own’ Lim.

(recording will be available for anyone who purchases).

Michael Lim

🏆 x 5 Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur. Sold my first one-person business at 28. Currently traveling Southeast Asia.

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