You didn’t plan on becoming an entrepreneur. After decades in corporate life, you assumed you’d stay put, retire quietly, or at least have options. Then layoffs, ageism, and a shifting job market changed the math. For many people in midlife, entrepreneurship isn’t a dream, it’s a reluctant consideration. And that reluctance isn’t a flaw. It’s information. In this episode, we unpack what resistance to entrepreneurship is really protecting you from: fear of financial uncertainty, loss of struc...
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You didn’t plan on becoming an entrepreneur. After decades in corporate life, you assumed you’d stay put, retire quietly, or at least have options. Then layoffs, ageism, and a shifting job market changed the math. For many people in midlife, entrepreneurship isn’t a dream, it’s a reluctant consideration. And that reluctance isn’t a flaw. It’s information. In this episode, we unpack what resistance to entrepreneurship is really protecting you from: fear of financial uncertainty, loss of struc...
Why does it feel so hard to leave a job when you’re dying to get out of there? Financial security is one thing, but even if you figure that out, something is keeping you from making the leap. Sure, there is fear. But you’ve done plenty of hard things in the past, and leaving doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. Until you realize you’ll be burning the map you followed for decades. I’ve felt it too. You’re done, maybe even hoping to get laid off so you don’t have to decide. And sti...
Burn the Map
You didn’t plan on becoming an entrepreneur. After decades in corporate life, you assumed you’d stay put, retire quietly, or at least have options. Then layoffs, ageism, and a shifting job market changed the math. For many people in midlife, entrepreneurship isn’t a dream, it’s a reluctant consideration. And that reluctance isn’t a flaw. It’s information. In this episode, we unpack what resistance to entrepreneurship is really protecting you from: fear of financial uncertainty, loss of struc...