Get Invested: Katie Richards on Investing in Yourself and Earning Your Freedom

If you’re looking for inspiration to take that leap into a new way of life, look no further than this weeks episode of ‘Get Invested’. Look in the dictionary under high achiever and you’ll see a picture of my guest, Katie Richards. But it hasn’t always been a straight and smooth road for this country girl turned big-city lawyer turned Internet entrepreneur – and her story has some fantastic lessons for all of us. In this broad-ranging and thought-provoking episode, we delve into the money lessons Katie learnt at a young age, the twists and turns of her career, overcoming a serious accident and corporate burnout, and how on earth she juggles running her own business – Virtual Law – and building her new web venture, all while studying for her UK law exams and staying sane. Here are just some of the subjects we touch on:      Why Katie considers personal development her best investment    Beating corporate disillusionment    Turning your skills into a freedom business    Disrupting the legal business online    Building systems to get your time back    The value of mindfulness    Giving your health higher priority    Unconventional ways of getting ahead in law and business    Using DiSC behavioural profiling in business and life    Successfully working with VAs in the Philippines    Balancing fun and professionalism in the workplace    Why difficult clients can be your best teachers    Structuring your investments for tax effectiveness    Personal development recommendations   Links: Katie on Linkedin Virtual Legal GO-VA The Entourage Key Person of InfluenceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.