Before going self-employed, get honest feedback from people who aren't your friends. Attend networking events, listen to entrepreneurs talk about their work, and assess whether you have the education and resources to handle it. Surround yourself with both cheerleaders and people willing to tell you when you're wrong.
Talk it out with somebody that is not a friend or a relative. That is good advice. Go to some networking events, listen to what other people are doing. There's some amazing podcasts out there that you can listen to. Listen to your gut. Find out what it's going to take to run a business. Are you really cut for it? It's easy to get frustrated over something and say, you know what, I'm going to do this for myself, forget about it, I quit. It's a totally different ball game when you go out there. And this is what I meant when I earlier mentioned people fail because they don't have the education or the resources or even somebody to guide them on how to run a business. There is a lot more involved than just putting it out there. It can be fun, it can be good. It is a roller coaster. You definitely want people that are going to cheer you on, but you also want those people that are going to be honest with you and who will tell you this isn't the right time, or literally show you if you do this, you can get here quicker. The reason I said don't talk to a family member or a friend, they already know you, they already have a listening of you, and that's where they're going to come from. But if you talk to somebody who doesn't, who knows you but who isn't invested in you, you will get a much more honest answer.
Yes. And sometimes family members are hesitant to be honest when you really need it.
