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Page 1: quit your day job  by Sidnee Peck

quit your day job

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Sidnee Peck@skpeck

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we’ve all dreamt of being our own

bossand doing

whatever we want

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Having a boss doesn’t compare to the sacrifices

you’ll make as an entrepreneur.

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make sure these things are

true:

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1.you’re solving a really big and

important problem

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2.you have a

business model that smart

mentors have told you makes

sense

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3. you have some ideas about how you’ll pay your

bills and fund the company for at least 6 months

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4. you’ve tirelessly

googled and researched your

idea

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5. you’re not facing a

non-compete that you signed

with your employer

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and then be ready for these things:

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1. you’ll have no

idea what you’re doing

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what should I do today? what do I know how to

do? what do I need to learn?

who can help me?

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2. you’ll feel

overwhelmed and isolated

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3. everyone will have

an opinion; everyone will have

advice. nobody will understand

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two categories of peopleJump!

I’ll help you figure it out.

pitch me, I’ll tell you the truth.

Are you sure?Stay until you’re

making enough cash.You have a great job!How are you going

to survive?Do you have what it

takes?

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4. you’ll have to cut some things from

your life

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i would do these things:

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1.devour knowledge

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read:• Industry-specific classics• Industry blogs• Essentialism• The Art of the Start• The E-Myth• The Hard Thing About Hard

Things

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listen:• Tim Ferres podcast• Podcasts in your industry• Stuff You Should Know

podcast• Books on tape when you

drive or walk anywhere

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2. establish yourself

as an expert

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3. find yourself:

a cheerleadera task master

a strategic guide

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4. get started on the side to make sure you really have something and

enjoy it

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5. have an open and honest talk with

your family.decide which

friends get to stay.

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6. learn how to say no. immediately.

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7. develop daily and

weekly rituals

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8. talk to your boss; bring a creative

win-win solution. consider this your

first pitch.

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9. ask for help

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10. be kind;

have integrity

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nothing will ever be as hard as this; nothing will ever be as amazing as

this.

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thank you and good luck

@skpeck