In today's episode, we interview business coach, project manager, and contributor Merlinda Francois! Timestamps  0:00 Introduction  5:45 Merlinda’s career journey  11:35 How your experiences and your career helps your business 14:28 How to manage different projects in your career and business 19:03 When you wont to quit your business 25:00 Best and worst investments  for your business 35:00 Balancing love and business 41:42 The burden of a successful career and business 45:00: Exit plan to full-time entrepreneurship 49:00: More on Merlinda’s business  Merlinda's links   Merlinda’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merlindafrancois/ Merlinda’s LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/merlindafrancois/ Merlinda’s Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/dm/podcast/livelihood-matters-podcast/id1557040237 Merlinda’s Email: [email protected]   My links  Instagram: https://instagram.com/_melaniechristina LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/melaniechristina Website: https://melaniechristina.org My Project Management & Consulting Agency: https://workredefinedconsulting.com My Rough Draft Podcast on all podcast listening platforms: https://anchor.fm/myroughdraft Email: [email protected]