Julia Gao Miller - Finding Her Passion After Being Fired from a 9-5

Julia Gao Miller - Finding Her Passion After Being Fired from a 9-5

September 3, 2025 · 1h 7m

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Julia Gao Miller shares her journey of finding her passion after being fired from her 9-5 job and building a successful life on her own terms.

Give this a watch 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdtDj76dIUw Follow Julia on IG 👉 https://www.instagram.com/fightnomadjulia/ Follow me on IG 👉 https://www.instagram.com/heydeanreilly Work with Me 👉 https://calendly.com/deanreilly/freedom She got fired, had no backup plan. But then blew up to 300K followers on Instagram. In this episode of Work Worth Doing, Julia shares her experience of build a life she actually wanted after feeling trapped to her 9-5. You’ll learn: - What getting fired taught her about safety - Why 100K followers left her burnt out and broke - How she rebuilt from scratch with no niche and no backup plan - The moment she realised her “freedom” business still felt like a trap - How slowing down became the only way forward

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Host: Dean Reilly

Guest: Julia Gao Miller

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