Career Advice Orangeville ON

If you’re asking yourself, “How will I know when it’s safe to quit my day job and become a full-time entrepreneur?”, it might be time to look to others who’ve made the leap for inspiration and insight. Learning from their experiences about what worked and what didn’t is a great place to start in determining how to tackle this life-changing decision yourself. A great story of inspiration can be found in Carla Blazek, an entrepreneur who escaped from Cubicle Nation.

Having an “Aha!” moment

For most people, touring the country with U2 would be the perfect job. For Carla, a producer at Microsoft working with the tour, “I was miserable. I had a sexy, ego-stroking job that made for great bragging material. But I was being eaten alive by all the work, and drained by the politics of working in a large company.”

She had another insight at the launch party of a huge project that she successfully completed despite impossible expectations and long hours. “Everyone was gathered together and the company President toasted me and said ‘Thanks to Carla, we made this happen!’ All I could think was, ‘Here’s the recognition I always wanted and it feels completely empty.’”

It reached a point that her stress level was so high that her doctor suggested a medical leave. “I started bawling. I said ‘You mean I can take a break?’ I was so relieved.”

During her leave, Carla turned toward something she’d been doing for fun - making candles. After taking a class at a local candle store, she...

Author: Pamela Slim

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