Going out on your own: Pursuing the Passion 2, 3 & 4
July 22nd, 2009#2: Read lots!
Read lots and lots. ย Read Autobiographies by other entrepreneurs who gave it a go. This helps your in untold ways (depending on your situation) – lessons, frames of reference, new perspectives.
#3: Tighten your belt
Whatever you were earning before, prepare to live on 1/3 of it. ย And prepare to do for 6-9 months. ย I know you think it sounds drastic, but ask anyone who has done this it sounds realistic.ย (You will be surprised at how much income you wasted before!)
#4: When do you quit? (your current job)
If possible get a fixed contract to go off (before you quit), this will help ease you into the process. ย If you are the kind of person to procrastinate forever quit your job to put yourself in the deep end, in order to get you started faster.
Tags: going out on your own pursuing the passion
This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 at 5:30 pm. 
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Love your work Ben
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:36 pm
It’s a pleasure to share it with you ๐ -Ben
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:18 am
Great advice Ben. Further your ‘read lots’ suggestion, I think people need to become totally immersed in the environment and networks and sources of information and inspiration that relate to their passions. Reading is the best place to start.
Start with a blog, read it, follow the links on that blog, go to the websites of people who are commenting on those blogs, find out what those people are reading, find out what they do, how they came to do it. Chances are people who you admire are not unlike yourself.
Technical skills and knowledge will get you a job working in someone elses business, immersion is how you become a leader.
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:53 pm
@Jake Some great advice, I couldn’t agree more, this is a fantastic quote:
“Technical skills and knowledge will get you a job working in someone elses business, immersion is how you become a leader.”