Justin Cooke reinvented his own life in a way that basically amounted to convincing his boss to fire him, and then moving both his personal and professional life halfway around the world to the Philippines. He now is a partner in a successful business called Empire Flippers.

In this episode of A Congruent Life, Justin shares his perspectives about the role of authenticity in business, including:

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• taking a risk to jump from his comfortable job in order to move to the Philippines,
  
• questioning the wisdom he received about missing opportunities by being away from the United States,
  
• leaning into his desire to explore and see the world,
  
• the responsibility that he felt to his team as a business owner when times got tough,
  
• seeing a business partnership as similar to a marriage, and the better decisions that can come as a result,
  
• the challenge of going through “the dip,”
  
• the congruence between business and personal relationships, and how personal integrity has a tangible business impact,
  
• discovering that the most resonant creativity comes on the edge of discomfort.
  

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• Empire Flippers website
  
• Empire Flippers podcast
  
• Justin Cooke on Twitter
  
• Seth Godin: The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
  

Justin is offering the A Congruent Life community a free copy of Justin and Joe Magnotti’s e-book, Building a Niche Site Empire – thanks Justin!

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• Dan Andrews (Dynamite Circle)
  
• Pat Flynn (Smart Passive Income)
  

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