From Employment to Self-Employment “I became increasingly unhappy and started to look for alternatives where I could be in control of my own destiny.”
From Teaching to Silverware “Sometimes it feels like people think I'm just playing at shops because I don't work an obvious 9–5 job.”
From Finance to Social Enterprise “For most of my career, I'd been working towards what I thought was my 'dream role'. When I finally got to it, I was miserable.”
From Office Job to Own Business “Sometimes I cried, I was so miserable. But it gave me motivation to grow my business faster.”
From Journalist to Writing Coach and Author “It gave me insomnia: the kind where you bolt awake in the middle of the night.”
From Lawyer to Business Owner “I was putting so much pressure on myself to find 'the one' thing, because I didn't want to make another mistake.”
From Contractor to Business Owner “I was tired of working to achieve someone else's goals and dreams at the expense of my own.”
