Dotty Scott talks through the main fear holding people back from self-employment: losing a steady paycheck. The conversation weighs that security against toxic workplaces and personal passion strong enough to justify the risk.
What are some of the hesitations that you found that people have when they're trying to decide if they want to be self-employed or if they want to keep that steady job?
One of the big hesitation is the security of the paycheck. It's really hard to let go of the paycheck, especially since we have been in troubled times in the last few years with the pandemic and You know, there's not great news about the economy in some veins. There is good news about the economy in other veins, but it's that, it's that consistent paycheck. And, um, but sometimes if you're really in a bad situation or in a toxic environment, or if you really, really do just one day decide, I need to pursue my passion, I need to do this, then it really is worth making that leap and taking that risk into entrepreneurship.
