More are starting to ask: “What would it take for me to leave my job?” This is what today’s podcast is all about as I wanted to share everything that I did before I quit my job.

While I love to work with people who are anxious to quit their job and want to establish a plan to make that happen, I personally don’t think everyone should quit their job (that’s not my goal in this episode). I think entrepreneurship is AMAZING and such a joy in my life, but it isn’t that for everyone. It can be hard to compartmentalize, and life and business often meld together. Again, it can be amazing, but sometimes it’s also a lot. 

For me, entrepreneurship is really fulfilling, and I personally can understand getting to the point of feeling like you either have to double down with your day job and start climbing the ladder, or quit and give it your all with your own business. Doing half and half just isn’t fair to anyone and doesn’t usually work great.

Maybe right now you are feeling that way. If you are thinking of taking your business full-time and wondering what to do before leaving your job, this episode is for you! I am diving into everything I did before I quit my job. One important thing to remember is that our stories may not look the same! I personally have always had jobs that I’ve loved, so it wasn’t that I was in a toxic situation I needed to get out of. If that is your situation or your work is running you dry or giving you anxiety, your quitting situation is going to look different than mine (and it should). I also had a lot of time with my situation to figure everything out before making the leap. You may not have time. Our paths may not look the same, so keep that in mind as you listen, but I hope you can still find my story helpful in some way!

Here are some of the things I discuss in this episode:

• Making paying off debt a priority
• Contributing to retirement
• Setting my income goal (to match my income but also considering things like health insurance, future children, etc.)
• Getting to the point of feeling spread way too thin between my day job and photography business 
• Creating a savings runway
• Looking into options for health insurance
• Feeling anxious about quitting
• Setting boundaries when giving your notice
• The internal conversation of “should I or shouldn’t I?”
• Making the jump

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