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Description
Three years ago on September 29th, I walked away from a 17-year corporate sales career to become a full-time entrepreneur. This episode is the real version of those three years, with no highlight reel. I share the night I sat across from my sister-in-law in tears, the change that finally got my business growing, and the three lessons I wish someone had handed me on day one.
If you are thinking about leaving your job, or you already left and you are in the hard, messy middle wondering if you made a mistake, this episode was recorded for you. We do not talk about Faire or wholesale this time. This one is about the owner behind the business.
Key takeaways
• If you left your job for freedom and built a business that takes more of you than the job did, you rebuilt the job with worse benefits. Protect the reason you left.
• Working more and making things more perfect is a corporate habit. Resting is a strategic choice you are allowed to make.
• A hard season is not proof you took the wrong path. Pair faith for the hard seasons with ownership for the rest.
• Nobody is coming to pick you, promote you, or raise your ceiling. That is the best news available to an entrepreneur.
• Changing your offer or your pricing is listening to your market. Undercharging feels humble and safe, and it keeps you stuck.
• Your corporate experience is training, not wasted time. Look at what you brought with you.
Resources & Links
👉🏼 Apply for the Faire Accelerator
👉🏼 Grab your seat for the Retail Ready Wholesale Challenge.
👉🏼 Join the waitlist for my signature She Sells Wholesale course – doors open soon!
👉🏼 Best SEO Tool to drive organic traffic to your website
👉🏼 My favorite email marketing platform
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