Introduction
I was stuck in a cubicle for two years before I made my first million. Here’s the part most “gurus” won’t tell you: you don’t need to quit your job to start a real business. You need a method that fits around your workday and a standard you actually keep.
This is the exact playbook I used to hit $10K/month before I resigned. No fluff. Do the work and you’ll get paid.
How I Made $10K Before I Quit My 9–5 (And How You Can Too)
Step 1: Pick A Money Niche, Not A “Cute” One
Every purchase tracks back to Health, Wealth, or Relationships. Pick one. If you don’t have a monetizable skill yet, learn one fast. There are free options everywhere. But don’t hide in courses for months—learn just enough to help a real person, then go get that person.
Action: Choose 1 problem you’ll solve for 1 avatar in 1 niche. Write the promise in one sentence:
“I help [avatar] get [result] in [timeframe] without [big objection].”
Step 2: Buy Speed (Hire A Coach)
I burned two years making $2,000 total. Then I bought a $5K program on a credit card, got a clear plan, and did $10K in my first week. Coincidence? No. I stopped guessing.
Action: Invest in someone who’s already where you want to be. Doesn’t have to be me. But if you value your time, pay to collapse the timeline.
Step 3: Block 90 Minutes Every Morning (Non-Negotiable)
When I had a 9–5, I woke up early and protected my first 90 minutes like my life depended on it—because it did. If you leave your business for “later,” life will eat your later.
Action: Tomorrow morning: 90 minutes, phone on airplane mode. You’ll do the three things below and nothing else.
Step 4: Sell Before You Build (Zoom > Courses)
Stop trying to build a 12-module “academy” with no customers. Pre-sell. The simplest delivery at the start is a Zoom call plus a shared doc. Clients feel over-served and you get paid to learn exactly what they need.
Action: Pre-sell 5 founding spots. Deliver live. Turn the best answers into modules as you go.
Step 5: DM Your First $10K (No Funnel Needed)
My first sales came from DMs to my own audience. Friends list. Followers. People who’ve liked a post since 2018. It’s a volume game.
Benchmarks:
100 targeted DMs → ~30 replies → 5–10 booked calls → 2–3 closes
At $1.5K–$3K, that’s $3K–$9K cash. Repeat.
Action: Send 100 DMs/day with a simple opener:
“Hey [Name]—appreciate the follow. What’s your #1 goal with [problem] right now?”
Step 6: Work Weekends Like A Pro
Weekdays are for lead gen & sales. Weekends are for program upgrades—tightening your offer, improving onboarding, refining scripts. If building a new life isn’t worth two extra days, keep the old one.
Action: Block 2–4 hours each weekend to improve fulfillment and assets (scripts, onboarding doc, client wins page).
Step 7: Track The Only 3 Numbers That Matter
You don’t need a dashboard. You need a pen.
Conversations started
Calls booked (and show rate)
Cash in (collected, not promised)
If revenue is down, one of these is down. Fix that one. Adults look at numbers daily.
Step 8: Set Your “Freedom Number”
I was making ~$3,000/month at my job. Once the business reliably beat that, I quit. Maybe your freedom number is 1x your salary. Maybe it’s 2x plus a one-month cushion. Pick it, then make your inputs match that goal.
Action: Define your number and timeline. Example: “$5K collected for 2 consecutive months by 60 days from today.” Reverse it into daily inputs (DMs, calls, offers).
A Client Story (This Is Normal)
One of our clients started with a full-time job, DM’d his warm audience, closed a few $1.5K–$3K packages, passed his salary, then went full time and scaled from there. No “perfect funnel.” Just consistent inputs and a simple offer people actually wanted.
Key Takeaway
You don’t earn the right to “go all in” by talking about it. You earn it by out-executing your calendar while everyone else scrolls. Pick a money niche. Buy speed. Sell before you build. DM relentlessly. Track your numbers. Hit your freedom number. Then quit.
Ready To Hit $10K/Month While You’re Still Employed?
My team will map your niche, craft your offer, give you the exact DM scripts, and set the daily KPIs until it pays. We’ll show you what to do tomorrow morning and keep you accountable until you hit your freedom number.
👉 Book a free strategy call now. Come with your niche idea (or we’ll pick one together). Leave with a 30-day plan and targets you can’t misunderstand. No fluff. Just results.
