Taking the Plunge: When Should You Quit Your Day Job to Run Your Own Business?

Posted by Adam_Gottlieb under Strategy
From http://frugalentrepreneur.com 4831 days ago

Forget about the personal accounts of others who have made the leap from employed to entrepreneur. What's your story? How do you decide when to leave your full-time job to work for yourself? And who says it's the right decision in the first place? ...

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Written by yoni67
4831 days ago

Adam,

Great article. I left mine on a whim. It was right after a supervisor of mine took credit for my idea in a meeting. It was not the first time and it evoked a big, public "F%&# You!" from me.

I was out on my own. I was now a freelancer needing to build up a portfolio and recommendations to either sink or swim. I almost sunk due to my not having been very business savvy.

I recommend to anybody to immerse slowly into the world of entrepreneurship and not to give up the day job and only source of income during a spontaneous, no-brain, impulsive decision.

Yoni

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Written by Adam_Gottlieb
4831 days ago

Hi Yoni,

Yeah, except that if you had never left like that then you wouldn't have been as motivated to get your freelance business up and running. It's not pleasant when someone steals your work/ideas. It *was* time for you to leave...

And there are other people out there who may need to suddenly quit their jobs to take advantage of an opportunity that would be lost if they stayed on in their full-time situation. My point: *every* situation is really unique.

Thanks for the comment... and sharring.

Adam

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