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Bare It All with Linnsey is where nothing is off limits. From thriving in recovery to building businesses, raising kids while chasing dreams, diving deep into mental health, and making a real difference in the world — we talk about it all. This podcast is raw, real, and completely unfiltered. Whether you’re healing, hustling, or just trying to make it through the day, you’re in the right place. We’re here to inspire, empower, and remind you that you can rise from anything.
You weren't always into entrepreneurship. You like jumped into it and just completely built this incredible life with all this time freedom.
Linda Kim:I always felt like I wanna do something more with my life. In that moment, I felt like, oh my god, I'm like single income. I have two kids. What am I gonna do? I just started searching online.
Linda Kim:How can I make more money with the least amount of time? And I came across
Linnsey Dolson:I don't know. I just think there's something really special about an entrepreneur who is building businesses and raising babies.
Linda Kim:A lot of people don't know what it is, or they're like, what? You can actually do that?
Linnsey Dolson:Would you say that hiring that mentor was what helped you build it right away? Because Yeah. Why reinvent the wheel? People say mentors are expensive, but mistakes are expensive.
Linda Kim:Exactly.
Linnsey Dolson:Welcome to Bare It All with Lindsay. I have my friend Linda on. I love her. I was at a monetized talk event. Right?
Linnsey Dolson:Is that where we met? The monetized talks. Right? And you were so cute and sweet. And we started talking and we just like connected so much.
Linnsey Dolson:And I think you had just said it right before we started filming is our mindset is like we are both so dead set on time and location freedom. Right?
Linnsey Dolson:And meeting a friend like that is the best. And you're a picture person. So I love her because like if we go
Linnsey Dolson:to lunch, she's so good knowing that we have to
Linnsey Dolson:take 35 selfies before we sit down and then, like, another 20 when we stand up. But not everybody understands that. Right? It takes, like, a certain kind of friend. Some people get annoyed.
Linnsey Dolson:I'm a picture person. I'll take all the selfies you want. But welcome to the show. Thank you so much for coming.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Thanks for for having me. Because I was just thinking about you. I I told you right before you asked me Yes. Thinking about you.
Linda Kim:And so so yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:I love that. Oh my gosh. No. I love that so much. So I wanna go back a little bit.
Linnsey Dolson:Mhmm. Your story, you had told me some more, like, a little bit about your story and how, like, you weren't always into entrepreneurship. And you, like, jumped into it and just completely built this incredible life with all this time freedom. Take me a little bit on your journey.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Thank you so much. So I was in my nine to five tech job for like over a decade. Okay. So I really thought that was all I was ever gonna do.
Linda Kim:Sure. Because I was in the cycle of the rat race and everything in my life
Linnsey Dolson:was Like autopilot. Right? You're on autopilot.
Linda Kim:A 100%. Yeah. So obviously, it was like a good job, but I didn't feel fulfilled. And so I just thought, okay, I'm gonna keep doing this, you know, I'm just gonna climb the ladder. And then I was in my marriage for a really long time and that was autopilot too.
Linda Kim:Everything was on autopilot.
Linnsey Dolson:Was he working a nine to five as well? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:So that was just your lifestyle?
Linda Kim:A 100%. Yeah. Yeah. So I think his mindset being playing small influenced me too. Because I felt like once I left that marriage, I just became a completely different person.
Linnsey Dolson:I love that. It was like holding you back.
Linda Kim:Right? Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. So how long ago was that that you left that marriage?
Linda Kim:Four years ago, actually. Four years. Almost almost exactly four years ago.
Linnsey Dolson:Oh, really? Okay. Okay. And so then how long after you left the marriage did you leave the nine to five job?
Linda Kim:Yeah. So for for a year, I was still in the nine to five trying to rebuild my life.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah.
Linda Kim:And then I thought I always felt like I wanna do something more with my life. I would even just feel like I feel like this this isn't is not gonna be just it. And I lost my best friend several years ago to cancer suddenly.
Linnsey Dolson:Oh, no.
Linda Kim:Yeah. So it really made me think, am I like, what if it's my time? Am I gonna feel like I left a lasting impact? And there's so many people at her funeral and I felt like, I don't really feel like there would be that many people at mine. And I just feel like there's more more purpose to life.
Linda Kim:Right. So I think after that, I felt like once I left, I had this freedom to do whatever I wanted. And so I think I just started searching online. How can I make more money with the least amount of time? And I came across Airbnb Arbitrage.
Linda Kim:And that's why I hired a mentor.
Linnsey Dolson:So so tell us a little bit about that. Like, what exactly is that? Yeah. I didn't know until you told me. I always thought Airbnb is you just buy a home, air turn it into an Airbnb, then you buy another home, turn it into an Airbnb.
Linnsey Dolson:And then when I met you, I'm like, oh, dang. Okay.
Linda Kim:Yeah. A lot of people don't know what it is or they're like, what? You can actually do that?
Linnsey Dolson:Right. Yeah. I know. I didn't even think you could do that. Tell us a little bit about it.
Linda Kim:Yeah. So it's pretty cool. Yeah. So it's pretty much where you rent the property. You're not purchasing, so you're renting the property from the landlord and then putting on Airbnb.
Linda Kim:So you don't have to have any real estate experience. You you can get out with, like, little money.
Linnsey Dolson:Right.
Linda Kim:Yeah. And it's very lucrative because you're not owner you're not owning it.
Linnsey Dolson:Right. Yeah. So what is so my first question was how hard is it to talk the landlords into it, right, to let me Airbnb out your place? What is, like, what kind of feedback do you get from them on that?
Linda Kim:Yeah. So there's a whole strategy because I took a mentorship. I learned so much and I was able to get my first properties in the first two weeks of that coaching program. But if I didn't do that, I probably wouldn't even be here right now.
Linnsey Dolson:Oh my seriously? Yeah. Our my last podcast, I had David on it. Yeah. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:I love David. I do too. And he would that was our like, what we were talking about is hiring a mentor. That's how you that's how you speed through something. Right?
Linnsey Dolson:So many people try to do it on
Linda Kim:their own.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Stop. I love that he was like, people always call me and say, what should I invest in? He's like, yourself.
Linda Kim:Mhmm.
Linnsey Dolson:Invest in yourself. So that would you say that hiring that mentor was what helped you build it right away? Right? Because Yeah. Why reinvent the wheel?
Linnsey Dolson:Like, if there's literally a proven way that it is gonna work, do it and then put your own, you know, touch on it and scale it. From the time you looked it up online Mhmm. And was like, this looks incredible. And then hired that mentor, how long until you had your first Airbnb?
Linda Kim:Oh my gosh. So the thing with the coaching program was that it was $35,000. And so for me at the time, I never hired a coach. So it's not like I was used to this mindset. I didn't even like have that at Right.
Linda Kim:But something in my intuition was saying, you just do it. So from the time I said yes to him, which was already scary and all my friends were telling me not to do it, they're like, what are you doing?
Linnsey Dolson:Are they all were they all, like, nine to five mindset? Oh my gosh. Yeah. Nobody will dissing like, and encourage you more to start a business than your friends that have a nine to five. Why?
Linnsey Dolson:Because they don't understand it. They think you're crazy.
Linda Kim:100%. That's what they were saying. Yeah. And then they're literally trying to tell me to, like, go go get a refund. I'm like, can't get a refund.
Linda Kim:I just wired the money. Like, I
Linnsey Dolson:Well, and the thing is to them, $35,000 is so much money. Yeah. But once you invest in yourself and go down the road, it's not even that much money.
Linda Kim:100%. I feel like that too now.
Linnsey Dolson:I spit that, like, on my boobs and
Linnsey Dolson:my nose. You know what I mean? Like, it's not.
Linnsey Dolson:But I remember there was a time where I
Linnsey Dolson:was like, at best $35,000, that's crazy.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Yeah. You're right, though. Right?
Linnsey Dolson:But it's the mindset. Yeah. It's the total mindset.
Linda Kim:Exactly. And you're right. Because people will go buy purses and, like, cars and go pay for college for, know, way more money. Right. This is way more investment.
Linda Kim:Like, you get more ROI from coaching.
Linnsey Dolson:You totally do it. And it's a different circle. Right? Because would you say that most your friends now are the nine to five circle or more entrepreneur circle?
Linda Kim:A 100% entrepreneur mindset.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. And it's a total different mindset. Right? Because everybody's like, what? Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Open another business? Exactly. Hell yeah. You're gonna do this.
Linda Kim:You're gonna
Linnsey Dolson:do yes.
Linda Kim:Oh my god. Exactly. And even my business partners, other people, they make me feel like I'm not doing enough. Like, need to do more.
Linnsey Dolson:Like, step it up.
Linnsey Dolson:See, that's that's what you need. Awesome. So you
Linnsey Dolson:made this investment, $45,000, which you were scared to do, but you did. Yeah. Push past your fears. And was it like one on one coaching? Was it more of like a online course?
Linnsey Dolson:What did that look like?
Linda Kim:Yeah. That's a good question. And I'll answer your other question that you asked me too is that
Linnsey Dolson:Oh, yeah. I'm ADD.
Linda Kim:We we bounce
Linnsey Dolson:all over. Yeah. Sometimes you have to wheel me back into 5,020 different ways. Sorry.
Linda Kim:No. I love it. Yeah. So it was actually group coaching. And then Okay.
Linda Kim:Yes. Within that first two weeks of doing it, we had to go pitch in to the landlord. And I end up getting four properties in that first two weeks. So Oh, shit. Yeah.
Linda Kim:So that investment, like, paid me back so fast. The 35 k, like, it's been, you know, obviously made me over millions of dollars.
Linnsey Dolson:Four at once. The right away. Yes. I took all four.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Good for you. I was expecting that. I was like, my god. This is crazy.
Linnsey Dolson:I love that. So you were going through the coaching program and you were doing everything you learned. So you're executing.
Linda Kim:A 100%.
Linnsey Dolson:That is the one number one thing is to execute. You could take all the coaching, all the lessons, but if you don't execute what you learned, was he? Exactly. You'll eventually forget it if you don't actually execute it.
Linnsey Dolson:Mhmm.
Linnsey Dolson:So you got your first four Airbnb's. Tell me about that.
Linda Kim:Yeah. So the first one I well, I took off well, the first guy said, I'll give you mine if you take all of them. Like, they had a bunch, like like a bundle. So so
Linnsey Dolson:Oh, really?
Linda Kim:Okay. So I took all of them and then I set them up over actually, three years ago, New Year's Christmas break when I didn't have my kids. And during that time was the first time we were still going through divorces and it was really hard for me to not have them for a week, like, back then because I was I wasn't used to it. And I was actually sad. But I used that time to set everything up, and I just felt so fulfilled.
Linda Kim:I'm sure, you know, once you open your own business, I'm like, this is such a different feeling than what I get at my day job.
Linnsey Dolson:So rewarding.
Linda Kim:Yeah. 100%. So rewarding. Yeah. So then three weeks after that, I got laid off.
Linda Kim:I didn't realize that was happening. Oh my god.
Linnsey Dolson:Is that not god sent
Linda Kim:right there?
Linnsey Dolson:Oh my god. Check you.
Linda Kim:Yeah. But in that moment, I felt like, oh my god. I'm like single income. I have two kids. What am I gonna do?
Linda Kim:I don't have a, you know, backup spouse Right. Income. So but then after a few months, I just I was applying for jobs. But I realized I don't I'm not even like trying to get this job. So I just never went back.
Linnsey Dolson:That desperation Mhmm. Is what builds millionaires and billionaires. I feel like if you have like a job and it's a side hustle, you just don't have that desperation. It's that desperation that if I don't make money, I'm not paying my mortgage. I'm not paying my bills.
Linnsey Dolson:My kids don't have clothes. Like, it is desperation is a gift. Mhmm. It and I feel like that is what you need to to hustle the way you need to hustle to build an empire. Right?
Linda Kim:Yeah. Love You
Linnsey Dolson:have that safety net You're under like, maybe I'll go work on it this weekend. I don't really need to work on it because you have that safety net. But when you cut that safety net, you have it's sink or swim. Mhmm. And that's what you needed.
Linnsey Dolson:Right? Mhmm. So I feel like that was probably the biggest gift.
Linda Kim:Yes. True. Yeah. Yeah. I love how you just said that.
Linda Kim:It's such a good reminder.
Linnsey Dolson:It is. Yeah. It oh my god. It was it was such it was such a gift, you know. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:I when I first got sober Yeah. I went and this is what turned me to wanna work for myself was I was just newly sober, didn't know what I wanted to do. And I went and applied at Topgolf. Have you ever heard of them?
Linda Kim:Oh, wow. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. So the Topgolf as a waitress.
Linnsey Dolson:So I
Linnsey Dolson:was like, oh, I'll just do waitressing. And I'm in like my first day of training and they run my background. Uh-huh. And they see, like, all these arrests for, like, drug paraphernalia, under the influence, drugs, da da da. And they called me out of training and fired me right now in a moment.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. And and I remember I was so bummed for like two days. And then that was like the drive that I needed. I'm like, screw that. I wanna work for myself, you know?
Linnsey Dolson:And so sometimes you need that. It's like what they say, sometimes the best prayers are unanswered prayers, you know? So
Linda Kim:I love that because it does remind me of your story. Have you, like, went from rock bottom to, like, yeah. It's just crazy.
Linnsey Dolson:How much of it is like desperation. Yeah. Right? It's like, it's either when you're at rock bottom, there's only one way to go. Mhmm.
Linnsey Dolson:Either death Mhmm. Or or you go up. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Right?
Linnsey Dolson:And so it's like that desperation. Yeah. And and the same with you is like you losing that job and the desperation. So you get these four Airbnbs. And just like any business, you jump in and if you wanna get good at something, you just do it.
Linnsey Dolson:Mhmm. I always tell people I coach like, you're gonna suck at first and it's okay. And you're gonna make a 100 mistakes and it's okay. Yep. Because you're gonna learn.
Linnsey Dolson:So tell me about that learning curve with taking four of them on right away.
Linda Kim:Yeah. So well, I think the biggest well, the hardest thing funny enough was the layoff. But other than that, I feel like it was just learning through maybe being not in the best location and having having to get out of it, getting in trouble from the city, and then having to pivot.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. No. Those are definitely lessons. So you open it and then in an area the city doesn't allow it.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Because a lot of people do that and they take a risk. And a lot of times it's fine or you will get caught and, like, get in trouble.
Linnsey Dolson:What do the fines look like that for something like that?
Linda Kim:So I got out of it right away. I could've shifted it to a midterm rental, but at the time, I just I just got out of it.
Linnsey Dolson:So did they give you a warning before they fine you?
Linda Kim:Yeah. Oh,
Linnsey Dolson:well, that's good. Okay. Okay. So what is the fine, I wonder, if you don't take it? Because I'm thinking that there might be some Airbnb's that the fine might be worth it.
Linda Kim:Yeah. I mean, there are. Because sometimes it's actually not that much.
Linnsey Dolson:Right. That's what I'm
Linnsey Dolson:like. How much is it? Because really, like, I mean, let's look at the ROI. Like, hey, we'll find, but get yeah. Exactly.
Linda Kim:Yeah. And I will say too, I would have made more mistakes if I didn't have my mentor. The reason I didn't have a lot is because of him, he and was guiding me. So that's and he also taught me that, you know, I'm sure you know a lot of successful people say this too. When you have an ish a problem, you don't focus on the problem, you focus on the solution.
Linnsey Dolson:100%.
Linda Kim:Yeah. So he kept guiding me. He's like, it's fine. Let's know, how are we gonna fix this? It wasn't like, oh my god, this sucks.
Linda Kim:Like, I'm screwed.
Linnsey Dolson:It's Right. Just finding a solution. Yeah. No. I love that.
Linnsey Dolson:That's yeah. I love that. No. That's the best. And you know people say, mentors are expensive, but mistakes are expensive.
Linda Kim:Exactly.
Linnsey Dolson:Oh my gosh. I have made some expensive mistakes in business. And I'm like, I am not doing that shit again. So having a mentor, investing that $35,000, I wonder how much money that saved you in preventing mistakes.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Exactly. So Yeah. Yeah. That and also it like I mean, like, five times my salary pretty quickly.
Linda Kim:So it wasn't even just the money I saved. It's also surpassed my tech income so fast that
Linnsey Dolson:it was a 100% worth it. Would you say?
Linda Kim:Yeah. Oh, yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Oh my goodness. No. That's incredible. And so you had those four and then you had to pivot and then you just kept doing it.
Linnsey Dolson:Now you teach it. Right? Yeah. So now you're a mentor to coach yourself. Right?
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Which is so cool. How long have you been doing it?
Linda Kim:Yeah. So for a year now because I was doing I didn't even know what was gonna happen. I just thought, okay, side hustle becomes my main job. Right. Yeah.
Linda Kim:And then I think and then organically everything started changing. It wasn't even, you know, passive income which is amazing. My whole life changed just from this one person. So I started getting opportunities to design other people's Airbnb. And then when I would go to networking events like we do, people kept asking, oh, what do you do?
Linda Kim:How do you do that? And then over time I thought, okay, think I should really start teaching because so many people are asking me.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah.
Linda Kim:So that's how that all evolved and then yep. The the podcast is speaking. I started coaching. So everything started happening.
Linnsey Dolson:I love that. I love that. So then you do exactly what someone did for you and you get to teach people. Right? But how cool is it to see these people be able to build all this passive income?
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. And you do this as a single mama. Yeah. Right? And that's why like I feel like we really connected because we both are single moms.
Linnsey Dolson:And I don't know. I just think there's something really special about an entrepreneur who is building businesses and raising babies. Tell me a little bit about that. About so you you have a 50%. Right?
Linda Kim:Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Is it so which is hard, but it's good a little bit too. Right? Because that gives you the kind of time. So do you feel like when they're with dad, you cram on the business and then back off a little bit when they're with you? Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:What does that look like? Like your work life balance?
Linda Kim:Yeah. That's such a good question. Because I so because I know there's so many people that, as a side note, that wanna start the business and they feel like, my god, there's so much going on.
Linnsey Dolson:But I So many people. Sorry about that. Yeah.
Linda Kim:But I didn't think I could. Well, you know, I had to tell myself I could, but
Linnsey Dolson:Right.
Linda Kim:It's like, you can do it. Because I was going through divorce, I had kids, I got laid off, and I was still able to build this. So, you know, you did it too. So it's like, just a reminder to anyone out there that feels like I don't have enough time or I'm not at a good place. You can do it at any time that you decide is right.
Linda Kim:Right. Yeah. Because for me, I share custody and he actually moved out of state last year
Linnsey Dolson:Right.
Linda Kim:Which gave me even more custody. I did not expect that. That was another thing I had to deal with.
Linnsey Dolson:Oh, right. That's right. It's more than fifty fifty.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Yeah. Used to be fifty fifty.
Linnsey Dolson:Right. Right. Okay. I totally spread about that. So you have a majority.
Linda Kim:Yeah. It's probably about like sixty, seventy ish, depending on the week Okay. Or the month. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Okay. So most school days, they're with you?
Linda Kim:Most yeah. Every other week of yeah. There's like a certain schedule that we have.
Linnsey Dolson:Okay. Yeah. Nice. Nice. So what does that kinda look like
Linda Kim:with your work life balance? Yeah. So I typically if I travel, it's typically when I don't have them. Yeah. And then I'll try to work.
Linda Kim:So I have more flexibility than my nine to five still because I used to be in meetings all day. But so now it can be flexible. I still take them to school, make them breakfast. They live like five minutes from school, but I always walk them just to have more time with them.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Yeah.
Linda Kim:So and so yeah. I'll pick them up and after after that, I'll either hang out with them or I'll keep working. So I I just try to plug in time where I can. Right. Right.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Well, you and you can also the greatest thing about entrepreneurship is you get to choose when you wanna work. Exactly. Cannot tell people enough. That is people think you're after the money.
Linnsey Dolson:My biggest happiness and biggest flex is like time freedom. I absolutely wanna do whatever I choose to do with my time. And they go like kids grow up so fast. I was just telling Doug, the amazing guy over there behind behind the camera, how my daughter's school gets on my case so much because I allow her to miss so many days. And it's because like we go to Disneyland
Linda Kim:Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Or like we just went on a week long cruise. And like, you know what? Like, I and I told her teacher this and I don't think her teacher likes me at all or the principal. And I told him, I said, I just put her the only reason I put her back in public school we I remember we talked about public school is because of the social aspect of
Linda Kim:it.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Because we tried homeschool and I'm a shitty teacher.
Linnsey Dolson:My daughter won't listen to me.
Linnsey Dolson:It's so hard. And so and the social aspect of it. And so I put her back in public school. But I told them, they were like, hey, like is there anything we can do to like help her get to school more? And I'm like, no.
Linnsey Dolson:Like, it's literally because we're doing these things. And I told them, I said, you know, I think school sets them up for a nine to five.
Linda Kim:100%.
Linnsey Dolson:Going in the classroom every single day, sitting in the classroom. You only have nights and weekends is the only Like, time you do that is setting him up for a nine to five mindset. And they didn't like that very much. And I was like, oh, and they were like, boy, she's a little bit behind on math. And I said, oh, well, you know what's funny is I run like multiple successful companies, and I don't even know how to do that fourth grade math and you're sent home.
Linnsey Dolson:So, you know, she might be a little bit behind on that, but she could tell you what
Linnsey Dolson:a profit and loss statement is or what pro you know,
Linnsey Dolson:what payroll and revenue KPIs are.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. So yeah. It's funny. They are they're not a huge fan of me mine. But Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:It's just like, I don't want my child to to feel that nine to five mindset.
Linda Kim:Oh my god. 100%. I completely resonate with you.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Isn't it? You go back and forth when you're having that conversation at lunch. Right? And that's why I just had thought about that is like, I know like Grant Cardone and so many other people and, you know, with the business lines that do homeschool.
Linda Kim:Yeah. So many.
Linnsey Dolson:But it's hard too. Right? Because, like, I would love to do it, but I think I would have to hire, like Yeah. A tutor. Mhmm.
Linnsey Dolson:And then, like, the social aspect of it. Yeah. Because Madeline is, like, a social kid. Like, she wants to be around friends all day. She gets bored.
Linnsey Dolson:Otherwise, she'll be on roadblocks for, like, ten hours, you know? And so I've, like, I would love to figure out how they do that.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Probably yeah. Maybe hire somebody.
Linnsey Dolson:To come. And then like the social aspect. Oh, yeah. Right? You know?
Linda Kim:Yeah. I've heard some people say that they'll put them in sports or other activities where they get social engagement with kids.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. See, that's really good. And the other you know, another thing, like, I'm totally bouncy, but all it kinda reminded me of is, like, when we send them to school Mhmm. We are their teachers have such a big impact when they're spending that much of the day with my And like talking to their teachers, like she's not nothing against her, but she's just got a very basic mindset. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Right? Go to school nine to five. Like she was a little bit thrown back by like she was asking all the kids in the class what kind of job do you want? And Madeline's like, no, no, no. I'm gonna have a business.
Linnsey Dolson:Like, I don't want a job. I'm gonna have a business.
Linnsey Dolson:I'm like, hell yeah, you
Linnsey Dolson:are, And so and the teacher didn't encourage that. The teacher was kinda more like, oh, well, like, what, you know, what kind of but what kind of job do you Yeah. Kind of thing. And so then it gets me thinking like, okay. So I'm doing all this work to teach her how to be this way, but we're sending them to school with these people that think like that.
Linnsey Dolson:Like, okay.
Linnsey Dolson:Tell me your opinion on it
Linnsey Dolson:because this is, like, just in my mind today. Like, do you ever think about that with
Linda Kim:public school?
Linnsey Dolson:Because your boys are in public school too.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Okay. Yeah. No. I love that everything you're saying, I always resonate with you.
Linda Kim:So much with you. And it's funny because I've been going experiencing that in my own head too.
Linnsey Dolson:I know.
Linnsey Dolson:I figured out, but she's gonna film me on this.
Linda Kim:So let
Linnsey Dolson:me just
Linnsey Dolson:this is like where my brain has been thinking for
Linnsey Dolson:like weeks.
Linda Kim:Oh, wow. Me too. Because I was because their dad is a nine to five too. Right. The school's a nine to five.
Linda Kim:Right. And I'm starting to teach him because he's 10 now. And it's so amazing. I love seeing him start to think like an entrepreneur. And so he's and he's he's really soaking it in.
Linda Kim:I love that. And this is
Linnsey Dolson:the age they do as a kid is when they see this stuff.
Linda Kim:And it's funny because I think like a few weeks ago or during after Halloween, he's like, oh, can I get this whatever it was, the item? And I was like, oh, I was just joking. I was like, yeah, go sell your Halloween candy outside. Because I was working. Was like, whatever.
Linda Kim:You know, I just I just joke with him. Like, in two minutes, they went outside and made, like, money. Like, they literally took candy outside and then started selling it. And then he was going out there every day. And then even yesterday, his friend came over and was like, hey, can you come out?
Linda Kim:How much time do you have? He's like, an hour. He's like, well, I don't think we we can make that much profit in one hour. And so it's so amazing. My god.
Linda Kim:The way he's thinking now is like, I gotta go make money. How can I make more money for myself? And yeah. So now I think about the the school. I'm like, I don't really you know, I I like, do you I would want to take them out of school and go do things and
Linnsey Dolson:I know.
Linda Kim:Their dad probably wouldn't, you know, like that. But Right. I'm like, yeah, I'm like, I
Linnsey Dolson:don't I know. That's how I mean, you only get a limited amount of time with him and I really feel. And there's so many I've when I've talked about this on social, I've gotten so much shit back. No. I like I don't care.
Linnsey Dolson:It's like my child and Yeah. My parenting.
Linnsey Dolson:And so many of these people, they give
Linnsey Dolson:me their opinion on it. I look and I'm like, I would not want your life. I you know what I mean?
Linda Kim:Like Exactly.
Linnsey Dolson:Why am I gonna take advice from somebody that hasn't done anything that I wanna do life? Or their life is nowhere near where I would want mine. Why am I gonna take advice from you? Mhmm. But I that is my biggest thing I've been going back and forth with for like the last year with her is is like, oh man, the school is yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:The school that definitely is not a fan of me because, you know. Yeah. I don't know. They think it's so horrible when kids miss school.
Linda Kim:Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:But I'm like, okay. I don't put in time off requests. I don't put in sick requests. I don't put in vacation requests. I'm not gonna call and tell somebody That's
Linda Kim:so that
Linnsey Dolson:will take you somewhere.
Linda Kim:I didn't think about it like that. Yeah. Yeah. That's like a yeah. Nine to five,
Linnsey Dolson:like It's so wild. I
Linda Kim:can't Yeah. I'm sick today. I can't come. Like yeah. And then
Linnsey Dolson:I know. It's just like a nine to five job. Yeah. It's so wild. But but then there's like good aspects of it.
Linda Kim:So Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. I don't know. That's some my knowing. Like Yeah.
Linda Kim:But I wanna say is it Madison?
Linnsey Dolson:All went to lunch. Yeah. Madeline. You're older? Oh, no.
Linnsey Dolson:Melanie. Oh, Melanie.
Linda Kim:Yeah. So Melanie, I remember when I first started
Linnsey Dolson:She's in homeschool. So Melanie's a senior and she's in homeschool. Chool.
Linda Kim:Yeah. But I'm I didn't know all that when I first we all went to lunch. So to your point, right, people think, oh, if they don't go to school, then they're gonna be messed up. Right? Or whatever whatever they say.
Linda Kim:But what I remember, I was so impressed with her. And I was like, how old are you? She's so mature, so well spoken, so respectful of you. And I was like, her mindset, I was so blown away.
Linnsey Dolson:I know.
Linda Kim:So I'm like, clearly it works.
Linnsey Dolson:So
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Well and she, like, during was it right after ninth grade? Mhmm. Same thing with her. We were missing school all the time.
Linnsey Dolson:And so like they were putting us on like these improvement contracts that we missed so many days and and all of this. And and then she just kept telling me like, mom, I feel like it's such a waste in the day because I'd be flexible. Like, there would be some days where she's like, can I just stay home today? I really wanna work on like editing and, you know, for her social.
Linda Kim:And she's
Linnsey Dolson:like, yeah, it's fine. Whatever. Go for it. And it's probably more be more productive day than sitting in a classroom. And so then she just started saying like, mom, I feel like I'm wasting a whole day.
Linnsey Dolson:Like by the time I'm done at school, I'm exhausted. It's emotionally exhausting. It's physically exhausting. And then I get home and get nothing done. But when I'm home, I'm getting all these things done.
Linnsey Dolson:I feel driven. I feel energetic. And so then we chose homeschool and it's, you know, it works well with her. And then she's older to where she's already got. Well, we just moved here.
Linnsey Dolson:So now she doesn't have as many friends here. But she got her first job, so she'll meet people there. But it worked well for her. But Madeline, we struggled a lot because of the social aspect and because I am a horrible teacher. Like, oh my gosh.
Linnsey Dolson:I was like, okay. No. I can do that either.
Linnsey Dolson:There's gotta be an easier way.
Linnsey Dolson:Wild. Yeah. Like, that was what totally got off the subject. I know. It's I mean, it's all I feel like it's all part of like entrepreneurship.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. All these different aspects. Like we work so hard and then we wanna teach our kids the same thing and show them the same thing, you know?
Linda Kim:Yeah. Yeah. A 100%.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. And even like, you know, it's funny is you talk about like how your ex has got that nine to five Yeah. Mindset. So my bonus daughter, like her mom Mhmm. Is got that like really close minded, very and nothing against her like, I'm not talking bad about her, but she's a very lower I I think people some people are just okay with like no traveling, no trips, just nine to five.
Linnsey Dolson:Right. Saw Yeah. Like super just basic life. Yeah. And so like that's taught to her.
Linnsey Dolson:So then when she comes
Linda Kim:Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:I like try to instill stuff in her. But when she's with her mom a majority of the time, so it's like there's a limit of what you can really teach when they're around it all the time. When that's the main thing they see because it's like monkey see monkey do.
Linda Kim:100%. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:And the kids are a product of their environment.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Yeah. And to to the your point too, you know, how they say you're the you're the sum of the five people you spend the most time with?
Linnsey Dolson:Oh my god. There you go. No. 100 right there. You are like the five people you spend your most time with.
Linnsey Dolson:Right? And why are our kids any different? Yeah. Exactly. Why are our kids any different?
Linnsey Dolson:And so and there's another thing is like put them in public school. You don't even know who the heck they're spending their time with or what parents are
Linnsey Dolson:man, parents are talking. Don't stress.
Linda Kim:I've been talking about that with other entrepreneurs too.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. And what kind of feedback are you getting from them?
Linda Kim:Oh, and there these are people I admire. They're like multimillionaires,
Linnsey Dolson:you and those are the
Linnsey Dolson:people I ask. Right? Exactly.
Linnsey Dolson:Wanna see people, like, who are living the life that I wanna live. What do
Linda Kim:you do? And what 100%.
Linnsey Dolson:What are you seeing that people
Linda Kim:are doing? All the same. Because at first, it was like, I talked to you and I talked to you. And and the more I talked to people, it's all the same Exactly. Right.
Linda Kim:Exactly the same. And they were saying the same thing. You don't know who you're they're around at school and what they're learning and what they're learning at school and and yeah. There's a whole thing. Right?
Linda Kim:Like, they are teaching you to be working in a company. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:No. They're teaching you for a nine to five. Yeah. They are literally teaching you to check-in at a job, ask for permission to leave early. I like, if we're and then they're like, you have two days late.
Linnsey Dolson:Look, jackass. You know what? We're ten minutes late. You're lucky she came.
Linnsey Dolson:You know what I mean? Pick and choose your battles. Call me
Linnsey Dolson:because we're ten minutes late twice in one week. You know what?
Linnsey Dolson:Miss me. We're Southern California. Ten minutes late isn't even late. You know what I mean?
Linda Kim:Yeah. There's ice traffic.
Linnsey Dolson:Yes. Exactly. Exactly. So it's it is. It's like teaching them to think they have to check-in.
Linnsey Dolson:But then the time freedom thing,
Linnsey Dolson:it's
Linnsey Dolson:I'm not checking in with shit. I'm not telling anybody I am doing shit. Unless my kids, I do check-in with them and, you know, my family and stuff. But
Linda Kim:Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And speaking of time freedom, one of the reasons I was my when I my mentor was interviewing me to let me in his program, he did ask what is your why and your reason. So one of them was to be a good example to my kids and have more time freedom.
Linda Kim:And so I didn't know what was gonna happen when I was giving him those answers. So it's kinda crazy now to see my kids talking about entrepreneurship and having more time with them.
Linnsey Dolson:Well, because they see. Like, you're setting an example. Like, I think more moms need to go after their dreams because their kids are watching. And your boys are so polite and so sweet and cute and kind. Oh, they
Linnsey Dolson:are precious. Thank you so much.
Linnsey Dolson:Such good boys. Such good boys. And yeah. Like, they're watching, I think. And the time freedom.
Linnsey Dolson:Okay. So like back to that, There is literally do you ever like, in the middle of your life, you're like, how is this my life?
Linda Kim:100 all the time. All the time. Even right now.
Linnsey Dolson:Yes. In the middle of this quarantine. Life is the work day. Like, we're chilling and then we're gonna go out to eat after.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Yeah. On a on a whatever day today.
Linnsey Dolson:I don't even know. What is it? Thursday. Like, on a random Thursday. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:We're in the beautiful SoCal. We're in LA right now. And such a beautiful city and we had don't have anywhere we have to
Linda Kim:be. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:It's no. It's like, it is. Yeah. I literally am like, how is this my life? But really, it could be anyone's life if they want it.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. It really is. To some people, it seems so unachievable, but it's really because there's one thing that's blocking them. Yeah. Fear.
Linda Kim:100%. It's fear.
Linnsey Dolson:It's totally fear. If more people could get past their fear Mhmm. This life is achievable Yeah. To anyone. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Now do I think anyone is capable of entrepreneurship? No. Yes and no. There has been people that I've coached that I've actually like there was one guy that I was like, like, you're not really coachable. And because everything I'd say, no, I can't do that.
Linnsey Dolson:I tried that. I know why'd you hire me? Yeah. If you know it all, like, I didn't quite say it like that, but then why are you wasting your money?
Linda Kim:Like, if
Linnsey Dolson:you don't wanna do anything different than you've always done, you're not gonna get any different results than you've always got. Stop wasting your money. It sounds like you're probably gonna need to save it. Yeah. Stop wasting your money.
Linnsey Dolson:So a lot of it is mindset.
Linda Kim:Oh my god. It's everything.
Linnsey Dolson:But way more what is the I forgot the percentage of entrepreneurship owners and like with, you know, time frames. I put such a low percentage.
Linda Kim:Oh, interesting.
Linnsey Dolson:Such a low percentage of the world. And you know what? Entrepreneurship doesn't always mean time frame.
Linda Kim:That's true. You're right.
Linnsey Dolson:Oh my god.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. There is a difference between having a business Mhmm. Where you're your own boss, but you are a slave to that business. You're there every single day. Mhmm.
Linnsey Dolson:You your business will fail if you don't come in. You know what I mean? That is you're a you kind of have like a job where you're your own boss. Yeah.
Linda Kim:It's like working in the business and not on
Linnsey Dolson:the business. That's 100% it. And it's a different level. That is great Mhmm. Because you don't have to answer to anybody.
Linnsey Dolson:But you're working for your business, whereas our business works for us.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Exactly.
Linnsey Dolson:Right? Our business works for our lifestyle. And so I think those are two different things. People think time freedom and making passive income and all that is the same thing as being a business owner. It's not Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Quite it's not. Right? Because I not that it didn't start that way. And I'm sure even like where you started, and you're still early in this venture. Right?
Linnsey Dolson:Would you say from the time you started to now, what has it changed with the amount of time and how much hands on you're having to, you know, be involved?
Linda Kim:That's a great question. So in the beginning, it was a lot. It was more time, obviously, because I was going up and setting the properties up
Linnsey Dolson:Sure. Sure.
Linda Kim:Figuring everything out. And I didn't have virtual assistants, so I was the one doing the messaging.
Linnsey Dolson:Virtual assistants is
Linda Kim:the that's good. Yeah. Same thing. Change it. Yeah.
Linda Kim:So so once I got that, I was way more passive. So now on that business, I spend like two hours a week. Two hours a week? Yeah. A really minimal.
Linda Kim:But in the beginning, it it took more time. But now that I'm coaching and I'm building, you know, other building that brand, I'm working more now because of
Linnsey Dolson:Well, and it's a new beginning. Exactly. It's a new beginning. So you definitely start but do you enjoy that? Are you liking the coaching and teaching people?
Linda Kim:I love it.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. That's so cool.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Even just I'm sure you know too as a coach, like, seeing other people change their lives and So rewarding.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. I love it. And I'm always I'm one of those people that love to give advice or I love to, like, help people or I I mean, you gotta sometimes your advice is not needed. Like, there's so many people I see and I'm like, just talk them into, like, getting out of their own way.
Linda Kim:Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Get out of your own
Linnsey Dolson:way and do it this way and
Linnsey Dolson:it'll work, but you you can't do that. But the ones that are willing the ones that are willing to do whatever it takes or the ones that are like, show me the way and you show them and you see. I have one girl. Tracy, if you're watching this, I love you. She's so cool.
Linnsey Dolson:We actually used to, like, party together. Oh. So we used to party and back in the day, like, I'm talking like, we were getting high together, like, horrible stuff. And then we ended up running into each other in sobriety. And so I was doing this I started this business for a little bit, but I actually ended up closing it because I didn't enjoy it.
Linnsey Dolson:But it was like a cleaning business in a box. So I basically sold them a cleaning business and they built it. Right? And so she was the first one and I told her, hey, I wanna give this to you for free to test it. And then I'm gonna use you as like testimony.
Linnsey Dolson:And girl, her whole life changed. She has an incredible business. Wow. She has a it's so cute to see her, right, because she's got, like, long hair extensions now. And she's just like
Linnsey Dolson:you know when you know, like, they're living the life.
Linnsey Dolson:Right? Like because people get hotter.
Linda Kim:Right? Oh, a 100%.
Linnsey Dolson:Do better.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. And you have for
Linda Kim:a breakup too.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yes, girl.
Linnsey Dolson:Yes. That's how you know a
Linnsey Dolson:woman's doing better. You're like, okay. She's like
Linnsey Dolson:getting real hot I over
Linnsey Dolson:swear. I swear. I always think, like, the better looking I get, the better my life is.
Linnsey Dolson:But I think it's the
Linnsey Dolson:more successful I get, the better looking I get.
Linda Kim:Oh my god. That's so true.
Linnsey Dolson:Know. But it's see, it's so rewarding to see that. Right? Mhmm. And I just love it.
Linnsey Dolson:And just seeing owning a business can change your life. Oh my god. Entrepreneurship can change your life. Yeah. Passive income Mhmm.
Linnsey Dolson:Can change your life. Like, I can't even believe this is my life.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Me too.
Linnsey Dolson:What? I get to live this? Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:Every single day? Yeah. It's so incredible. And so being able to offer that to someone else, like Yeah. How rewarding.
Linnsey Dolson:And how much do you learn teaching people? I don't know about you. Yeah. But there's so many times I'm in the middle of a coaching session and I'm like, oh shit, I need to check that on my business.
Linnsey Dolson:Yep. Or you know what I mean?
Linnsey Dolson:Or Yeah. Oh, that's a good okay. Let me do that later. So helping someone rebuild, like, their systems, processes, procedures, automations, it actually helps you and yours.
Linda Kim:It really does. Right?
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Yeah. Because you're like, you're helping them and then you're like, oh, I need to do this. I got it over in this business. Yeah.
Linnsey Dolson:You know? So it it almost helps that it helps you as well and it like lights your soul on fire. Right?
Linda Kim:Mhmm. Exactly.
Linnsey Dolson:I love it.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Yeah. I I had one client. Well well, what I had multiple, but like, one client, she was a stay at home mom and now she's has multiple Airbnb's and she's like, oh, I'm gonna be on this show. I'm like, wow, that's so crazy that
Linnsey Dolson:Oh, I
Linda Kim:love I was able to help you and now you're, like, changing your life. And yeah. And this other woman was going through a divorce, like a really stressful divorce too like I was. And I know how much this changed my life. So being able to see someone else do that, I'm like, it's just so emotional too sometimes.
Linda Kim:I'm like, this
Linnsey Dolson:so emotional. Yeah. And so rewarding. Yeah. And because, you know, like, we know that because we live it, we know that if you push past the fear
Linnsey Dolson:Mhmm.
Linnsey Dolson:You can literally do anything with your life. Like, I'm one of those people now that I don't think there's anything off the table. Like, there's nothing that I feel like I could do if I really set my mind to it. Yeah. You know?
Linnsey Dolson:And so knowing that and having that almost delusional confidence of like, oh, I could do that. Oh, I'll do that. I'll do that is it's the game changer. Right? And so you see people and you're like, god, I wish I turn that on for you.
Linnsey Dolson:Yep. Like, I wish you could see in you what I see in you, but you can't you can't force it.
Linda Kim:Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And that's the thing with the coaching, it wasn't just I learned about Airbnb. He taught us mindset in the beginning.
Linnsey Dolson:Well, that's everything.
Linda Kim:Yeah. I didn't know everything. Yeah. Because you know, nine to five, they teach you that
Linnsey Dolson:Hell no.
Linda Kim:At work or
Linnsey Dolson:No.
Linda Kim:At school. I never learned it. When he did that, you know, I was like, okay, whatever's part of the program, I'll just do it. But it changed my entire life. So that's why yeah.
Linda Kim:I had a client too. She's like, oh, I'm scared to go, you know, do this or oh, I didn't get anything. So I had her like watch a read Grant Cardone 10 x.
Linnsey Dolson:Yeah. Yeah.
Linda Kim:Yeah. So then she's like getting all these properties after. So it's like really just mindset.
Linnsey Dolson:It's all mindset. It is all mindset. Well, we gotta wrap it up. But thank you so much for coming on. I just love you and I'm so incredibly grateful to have you in my life.
Linnsey Dolson:Aw. Tell everyone how they can find you. Oh. And how they can find your coaching program.
Linda Kim:Oh, yeah. Oh, thank you so much for having me. And I love your light, your spirit, and we connected from, like, the moment we were chatting. And so you can find me on Linda Kim on Instagram. It's Linda with two eyes right now because I'm still trying to get the the Linda Kim with one eye.
Linda Kim:The handle. Yeah. And then also, my coaching program is bnbmasterysociety.com. This way. Perfect.
Linnsey Dolson:Awesome. Thank you so much. And this will be airing right before Christmas. So Merry Christmas, you guys. I love you so much and I'm so grateful to have all you in my life.