047: The Truth About Financial Freedom (That Most Online Business Owners Won’t Say Out Loud)

Today’s episode is packed with refreshing truth bombs, mindset-shifting moments, and practical advice for building a business that supports your life — not the other way around.

We’re joined by the incredible Sam Vander Wielen — attorney-turned-entrepreneur, host of the On Your Terms® podcast, author of When I Start My Business, I’ll Be Happy, and founder of the multi-seven-figure legal template shop serving over 350,000 online business owners (no big deal 👏).

We dive deep into what it really looks like to grow a profitable online business and embrace your Part-Time CEO era. From setting strong financial foundations to mastering your mindset, Sam shares her personal journey with us — including navigating grief, brain surgery, and burnout — and how those experiences shaped the way she runs her life-first, values-aligned business today.

In this episode, we explore:

• The mindset shift that will change how you approach success in your business
• How to stop tying your self-worth to your revenue (yep, even when you're scaling)
• Whether you’re a “hummingbird” or a “jackhammer” — and how that affects your business
• Smart, simple financial strategies to set your business up for long-term growth
• Why building an “owned audience” is everything (and how to protect your focus while you do it)
• What it really means to scale with abundance — not scarcity

Whether you're in the early stages or scaling to multi-six-figures, this episode will leave you feeling grounded, inspired, and more confident about doing business your way.

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Connect with Sam Vander Wielen:

• Sam's Instagram: https://instagram.com/samvanderwielen

• Listen to Sam's Podcast On Your Terms®: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/podcast

• Order Sam's book When I Start My Business, I'll Be Happy: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/book/

• Watch Sam's free legal workshop '5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business' https://www.samvanderwielen.com/legal-workshop/