Julie Riga | Fall in Love with Your Life: How to Design Your Phase Two and Stop Living Someone Else's Story
October 20, 2026

Julie Riga | Fall in Love with Your Life: How to Design Your Phase Two and Stop Living Someone Else's Story

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Julie Riga | Fall in Love with Your Life: How to Design Your Phase Two and Stop Living Someone Else's Story
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Julie Riga | Fall in Love with Your Life: How to Design Your Phase Two and Stop Living Someone Else's Story

Julie Riga is back with a solo rant episode, and she has something on her heart that she needs to say out loud. After a conversation with someone she loves who is going through a hard season, Julie sat down with a microphone and talked about the thing so many people are quietly living but not saying: they are waking up every morning in a life that does not feel like theirs.

Key Takeaways

  • Your body often provides physical warning signs when you remain in a toxic environment or the wrong career.
  • The Phase Two framework helps you design your next chapter and start building your side hustle while still in your corporate job.
  • Exploring the entrepreneurial economy reveals diverse income streams outside the traditional nine-to-five, including coaching, consulting, and fractional work.
  • Transitioning to creative entrepreneurship requires a strong support system because you cannot successfully make the pivot alone.
  • Julie Riga concludes the episode with her original song, "Fall in Love with Your Life," serving as a permission slip to start your next chapter.

Fall in Love with Your Life: How to Design Your Phase Two and Stop Living Someone Else's Story

In this episode:

  • Why your body gives you warning signs when your environment is toxic and what those signs mean
  • The golden handcuffs: what staying in the wrong job or life is really costing you
  • Julie's Phase Two framework and how to start building your next chapter now, even if you are still in your corporate job
  • How to ride two horses, your main hustle and your side hustle, without losing everything
  • Why the entrepreneurial economy is invisible until you step into it
  • The many ways to earn income outside of a nine to five: coaching, consulting, podcasting, fractional work, digital products, speaking, and more
  • What creative entrepreneurship looks like for people who never quite fit in corporate
  • Why you cannot do this alone and what support actually looks like
  • The unfinished work inside you that is still waiting
  • Julie closes the episode with an original song she wrote and composed: "Fall in Love with Your Life"

If you have been putting off your next chapter, this episode is your permission slip to start.

Connect with Julie: julieriga.com | https://stacklist.app/julieriga Weekly group coaching and Before I Lead course: julieriga.com Before I Speak: Mondays at 7 PM Eastern

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Phase Two framework by Julie Riga?

The Phase Two framework is a guide designed to help professionals stop living someone else's story, transition out of toxic environments, and start building their next chapter or side hustle while still employed.

How can I make money outside of a nine-to-five job?

You can generate income through various avenues in the entrepreneurial economy, such as coaching, consulting, podcasting, fractional work, digital products, and public speaking.

What are the warning signs of a toxic career environment?

Physical warning signs from your body often indicate that you are staying in the wrong job or life path, signaling high costs to your well-being under the golden handcuffs.

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