Thousands of people around the world have successfully quit their day job. If you start to follow your goals and passions, you can become one of the many people to shift over towards being an entrepreneur. Just think- you can be your own boss!
When making a major life change towards being an entrepreneur, you want to be sure that you are pursuing your passions. After all, you are probably coming out of a job that was unfulfilling and made you feel unhappy. As an entrepreneur, you want to find a job that you love. If you are enthusiastic about going to work each day, you are likely to achieve a greater level of success.
Many people experience a moment of clarity at some point and get a clear vision about how they can translate one of their interests or passions into their work. If you want to quit your day job, but don't have clarity on what you would like to do instead, don't panic. For many people who have worked a long time at an unfulfilling job, it may just take a little time to clear the mind and connect with passions.
In the meantime, feel free to take some classes that you expect you would enjoy. For example, do you enjoy hiking? Perhaps you can sign up for a meetup group of outdoor lovers who take regular trips. Do you enjoy art? If so, perhaps a photography class or ceramics class would be a good fit.
Even if you don't necessarily see these classes being relevant to a new potential career, go ahead and sign up regardless. The point is to get you out of your comfort zone and into the spirit of trying new things. Sometimes when we begin to follow our true interests and passions, we are able to jog a past memory or we receive a flash of insight. These insights are sometimes called "ah-ha moments." In the ah-ha moment, you may suddenly have a clear idea about a potential business path or an interest that might eventually lead to money making potential.
Once you have decided on your new intended career path, feel free to go ahead and take the plunge and quit your day job outright if you can. However, another path that many entrepreneurs take is to begin working at a new job as a side project. This path is less risky, as you will be assured to have a salary coming in while you are changing courses in your life.
Even if you work 9-5 and have a hectic schedule, you can find time to devote even a little bit of time to your new business. Even two hours a week eventually will add up and everyone can take two hours a week to dedicate to an endeavor. Just think, if you work just two hours per week at your new business, in one month that would be eight hours dedicated towards your new life. Over a 6-month period, you will have dedicated 54 hours towards your new career. This sort of dedication will ultimately lead to quitting your day job with resolve and reaching a new level of success.
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