I was working as an Agile Project Manager. I was good at it. I got promoted. The reward? An extra $1,890 per year. That was it. That was the number they thought my growth was worth.
I did not take leave for 2 years straight. When my first child was born, I took only 2 days off. Two days. Then I went right back to proving myself for a company that did not see me.
Then my wife got pregnant the second time. I asked for support. For flexibility. For something that acknowledged I was a human being, not just an output machine.
But here is the thing they did not know. While I was stuck in that salary loop, I had been building something on the side. SyncSkills. It started as a passion project. A side hustle where I helped immigrants break into tech.
When I lost that salary, SyncSkills became my safety net. And then something happened that changed everything.
We made the most money and impact since I went FULL time. A single 2-hour presentation = $25,000. We opened 60 slots at $5,000 each. We built recurring revenue of $120,000+ continuously.
I was wondering then why I was stuck in that salary loop for 2 and a half years. The answer was simple: I did not have a system. I did not have a community. I did not have someone who had done it showing me the way.
That is why Tayo and I built The Prosperity Lab. So you do not have to figure this out alone. So you do not waste 2 and a half years like I did.
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