The biggest hesitation about leaving a job for self-employment is losing a steady paycheck, a fear the pandemic made worse. But if you're in a toxic workplace or pulled hard toward something you want to build, the potential rewards can outweigh that fear.
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.
