18. Leaving Your Full-time Job and Starting Your Business with Sara Torpey
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Is one of your main goals in life to start your own business? It can be terrifying to jump ship and make that transition because that success ratio of business failure is seared into your brain. So today, I wanted to bring in someone who knows what it's like to take that leap and wear all the hats while building a business you love–Sara Torpey. Sara is a business coach who specializes in helping former teachers use their teaching skills to create thriving and profitable businesses.
During this episode, we discuss the challenges and fears Sara went through when she completely switched careers, what you can expect to go through when starting your own business, how you can find the proper tools and resources to support you in this transition, and why it is necessary to have the right mindset before jumping feet first into your new adventure.
In today’s episode we cover:
- Tips to help you decide if embarking on this new path is the right choice for you
- Working through the fears and the mindset blocks that are stopping you from taking the leap
- How to know when it's time to make the transition
- The importance of surrounding yourself with the right support and community of people
- Understanding your worth and value
Prioritizing you and taking time to do things that you love to help keep you productive and show up better for your business
- Understanding you CAN do anything but you can’t do everything on your own
- How to keep going when you’re having bad days
- How to best manage your time and find the balance between work and life as a new entrepreneur
- Using networking as a place to connect, build relationships and open up opportunities
- Getting comfortable around selling
- Why there's no such thing as failure
Thanks so much for listening! Don’t forget to connect with me and let me know what you would like to hear in future episodes over on Instagram!
For the Show Notes, head over to stripeddogcreative.com/podcast
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