# #9 - Biz update + Become FOMO PROOF

*Week 13 of "My new business" series*

By [Morten Gilje](https://paragraph.com/@mortengilje) · 2025-04-27

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**Business Update**
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This week has been a fun one:

*   We launched one of my clients — and he is already getting customers on board! 🚀
    
*   We pre-sold 1 **high-ticket program (10k EUR)** for another client — and _they haven’t even launched yet_ (launching next week).
    
*   We also filmed a new VSL (video sales letter) for another client — their launch is happening either this or next week.
    

Momentum is building, and it’s awesome to see things moving faster now.

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**Reverse Engineer Your Freedom = FOMO Proof**
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I recently had a deep conversation with one of my clients, who coaches leaders. Very smart guy.  
We started talking about money and goals — and I had this realization:

I don't want money to be a big "thing" in my life. Like, I don’t want it to stress me or control my thoughts and actions.

To me, money is simply a tool (always has been and always will be):

👉 It buys back time  
👉 It provides food, shelter, and security  
👉 It can help people in need

That’s it.

So instead of _blindly_ chasing more, I want to know exactly what "_enough_" looks like — and work backward from there.

Here’s the idea:

First, define what freedom means to you in financial terms.  
For me, it’s two things:

1.  A specific monthly income — the amount I want to earn (after taxes) to live comfortably and stress-free.
    
2.  A total invested amount — a portfolio big enough to eventually replace that income (by taking out a % each year)
    

The **first step** is figuring out what monthly _profit_ your company needs to generate.  
Enough to pay yourself your "freedom salary" (after taxes) — _plus_ extra you can invest each month toward your bigger goal.

Then the **second step** is thinking longer-term:  
If you consistently invest part of your business profits, there will come a point where your investments alone can pay you that salary every year — without needing to work for it. (Using something like the 4% rule.)

Now you have your numbers and everything above this is just a BONUS. Or maybe something you can use to help others in need, directly. This excites me!

There’s a little math involved, but once you know your numbers, you’re FOMO-proof.  
No more getting stressed thinking you need to chase billions just because everyone else is (at least on social media). You have **your** plan - backed by math.

This is very "free-ing" to me. I know I have had crazy goals and ideas, not backed by thought - just others opinion on success.

If this way of thinking resonates with you, shoot me a DM on Instagram or reply to this email.  
**I'm doing a "side-mission" building a tool that helps you find your exact numbers (without you needing to do any math) — your version of true freedom.**

**Talk soon!**  
Morten

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*Originally published on [Morten Gilje](https://paragraph.com/@mortengilje/newsletter-9)*