Win/win is a cliche and is rarely a win for both sides
But with the corporate escapee movement, this can be a win for both business owners and the escapees
Let me explain
SMBs, startups, and even Mid-market companies struggle to attract top-level talent, in most cases, it is because the business ...
Myth: "I don't have the skills to start my own business"
Fact: If someone is paying you a salary to do a job then you have the skills to start your own business
People with limited experience and skills are building 7-figure businesses
Imagine what people with 15, 20 or even 30 years of experienc...
â50% of the workforce will be made up of fractional workersâ
John Arms casually mentioned that on my podcast the other day
He is wrong
It will be higher, especially when you factor in all of the solo businesses or expert-based business owners in addition to the fractional workforce
The working w...
What is your exit plan?
3 years ago I made the decision to exit corporate America
Did I have a plan? Nope but I knew I wasnât going back
I figured it out as I went along, made a number of mistakes and moved forward
In hindsight, having an escape plan would have been helpful
You canât plan for e...
I have a friend that is going through a job search
And during one of our working sessions (helping her build an alternate escape plan), she mentioned that she received an offer from a company that she liked but would have to relocate.
The company offered a one-time relocation bonus which I thought...
How do you cut through the noise as a solo business owner?
You have to find your different and give your prospects a reason to remember you
Author Michael F. Schein (and guest on the pod) talks about being remarkable- giving people a reason to remark- I love that
Jesse Cole aka the Man in the Yel...
What is your ratio or more importantly your ideal ratio?
It is an important question to answer for yourself
When I first left corporate I thought it would be all about the money
What I quickly found that was not the case
There are three core benefits of going solo:
1ď¸âŁ Freedom: Where and WhenÂ
...Do you still believe that corporate America is the âsafeâ path?
It is not
The @hustle had a blurb in their newsletter this morning: âYikes: On average, ~1.6k tech workers have been laid off every day of 2023â
That is 1.6 workers PER DAY so far in 2023 and that is only in the tech sector
This is ...
What can you learn from UFC training and leaving corporate?
Donât make the same mistake I made when I left the 9-5 world
I did it alone
Sure my wife knew but that was it
I didnât have anyone to bounce ideas off of or get feedback
Over time, I realized there is a large community of folks that ar...
The common misconception from folks thinking about leaving corporate is I canât because I am not an entrepreneur.
I have outlined 5 potential options for folks considering a corporate exitÂ
âI donât know how or I donât want to build a companyâ are a couple of main blockers holding people back
The...
I had coffee with a friend of mine who recently left a job he hated more specifically it was the company, not the job itself.
He loves the work he does but was in a terrible environment
He has only known corporate (30 years) so is looking for another corporate role but I encouraged him to consider...
Why 90,000 should scare the sh!t out of youÂ
90,000 hours is what the average American will spend at their job in a lifetime
It is staggering to see that number when many folks scramble to find an extra 30 minutes
Before I made the change and left the 9-5 grind. I spent my days feeling uninspired...
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