What does it take to walk away from something that’s “working”—even if it’s not working for you anymore?

In this episode, Erika Tebbens joins us to talk about her career pivot out of entrepreneurship and into employment. After years of running a successful, values-driven consulting business, Erika realized that being her own boss no longer served her well. So she made a bold move: she got a job, at a dream company, in a field she deeply cares about. And how Erika’s move back into farming and farm systems so perfectly aligns with the Aggressively Human ethos.

This isn’t your typical “how to change careers” episode. We talk about the real emotional rollercoaster of identity shifts, why online business doesn’t always deliver on its promises, and how to reimagine freedom when you're no longer selling yourself online.

In this episode:

* Why Erika walked away from her consulting business (even though it was “working”)

* The grief and relief of leaving behind entrepreneurship

* How she landed a job she loves in this economy (and it’s not about hundreds of applications to the LinkedIn black hole)

* What it’s like to re-enter the workforce after 20 years of being the boss (and the feeling of only having one job, instead of having 15 jobs as a solopreneur doing it all)

* How to tell the difference between real freedom and the illusion of control

About our Guest

Erika Tebbens | Book — You've Got This: A Counterintuitive Guide to Powerful Inevitable Change-Making

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