Leaving a Career for Entrepreneurship

Are you contemplating a shift from your 9-to-5 career to entrepreneurship, or have you recently taken the leap? If so, this episode of Reinvented is tailored just for you! While the idea of becoming your own boss is exciting, the transition comes with its own unique set of challenges. In this episode, your host Michelle Nicole Martin explores the journey from a traditional career to building a thriving business as a new entrepreneur. Michelle shares why a specific Instagram post inspired this episode, outlines the main challenges you might encounter, and recounts a personal story. She shares her thoughts on embracing your biggest mountain, considering your past roles, and the importance of fully knowing your why. She then delves into an in-depth discussion detailing the slow process of business development in entrepreneurship, what it entails, how it differs, and what you should be aware of. This is an insightful episode suited for those thinking about, or already in the process of, leaving their 9-to-5 for the life of an entrepreneur. Thanks for tuning in. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to the topic of today’s episode of Reinvent: leaving your career.
• The work you’ll really be doing when thinking about moving into entrepreneurship.
• Michelle underlines the main challenges you’ll face through the transition.
• The Instagram post that catapulted Michelle to take on the topic of this episode. 
• Starting from nothing: you’ll jump into entrepreneurship without a customer base.
• Don’t base your success on results because you’ll have none when you start (your business).
• Considering feedback, or the lack thereof. 
• Michelle shares a small personal story. 
• Her thoughts on the success of becoming a new entrepreneur. 
• Embracing your biggest mountain. 
• Considering your past roles.
• Michelle shares different aspects to consider as you transition into entrepreneurship.
• Knowing your why, your guiding light in the distance.
• How to navigate the shift in your mindset to create the results you want.
• She highlights the generosity of the entrepreneur world.
• Michelle dives into an in-depth discussion about business development in entrepreneurship. 
• Why simply being known doesn't guarantee (or translate to) an immediate explosion in your business.
• The importance of defining what success looks like to you (or the new version of success!)
• She highlights a few recommendations to consider to become the CEO you’ve always dreamed of being.

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