Are You Ready to Be Your Own BOSS? by Jodi Brockington
How to Make The Transition From Your 9 to 5 As someone who has successfully worked in every sector and has been able to sustain an entrepreneurial spirit, I am often asked how I was and still am able to make the transition. As a longtime serial entrepreneur, I, like many others, have struggled with when is the “right” time to stay at a job or go after something new—whether a new job with another company or organization, or simply to start your own business. There are very few people in my network who would simply just up and leave a “good” job—that being one that pays well, you genuinely like or love, with a great team and boss because most will take very calculated risk. However, there are those of us who ended up not being able to make the choice to leave a job and it has been made for us from downsizing, the economy, and/or simply being fired for one reason or another without any warning. Most entrepreneurs, small business owners and those in the retail/franchise busine...