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After years of living the <\/span>corporate lifestyle<\/span> there may come a time where you ask yourself where your career is going, where you personally are going and whether those two things are still aligned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your mind starts to wander into thoughts of <\/span>leaving the corporate world<\/span>, <\/span>quitting your job to start a business<\/span> and having more autonomy and a sense of purpose in your life.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0That\u2019s actually the pivotal moment where your entrepreneurial journey starts \u2026.. As long as you have the strength to face <\/span>leaving the corporate world behind<\/span> with all its cushy benefits!<\/span><\/p>\n Find out how our very own Barbara Turley, Founder & CEO of The Virtual Hub took the leap of <\/span>quitting corporate life<\/span> to start her own entrepreneurial journey. <\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https:\/\/training.thevirtualhub.ph\/sandbox\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Plan-the-Leap.-Then-TAKE-the-Leap.png” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Plan the Leap. Then TAKE the Leap” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] The first time you think about quitting your job to start your own business there will be huge amounts of fear. The whole fear of failure can really hold you in its grip.<\/span> In our corporate careers, most of us have been quite successful so the fear of failure and how that will make us look can stop even the most enthusiastic entrepreneur in their tracks. The last thing you want to do is leave the big corporate job, the big daddy looking after you, and then go out and fall flat on your face!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A lot of the mental struggle is around the question – \u2018when is the right time?\u2019. There are sort of two schools of thought on this issue. One is to do the hustle, and continue to do your corporate job, slowly migrating over time to your own business as it gains traction.\u00a0 The other school of thought is to just take the leap and just do it! If you have no choice and there is no turning back then you will have to (hopefully!) fly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n One might seem riskier than the other but in actual fact that is not necessarily true. You have to decide either way and commit to your plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The next key steps will help you to decipher which one of the above routes will suit you the best.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/training.thevirtualhub.ph\/sandbox\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/getover.png” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”getover” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] While taking the leap may work in your favor, others fail at it because most people get it wrong. The first thing that everybody needs to do is to be extremely ruthless with your expenses. Because when we’re in the corporate world, we get used to the big lifestyle. <\/span>We’ve got big mortgages and big lifestyles. You really have to work hard to pay that back for a long time before you leave your corporate job, so that you get used to not having the luxuries for a little while, while you get a business going. Then you’ll be more successful.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s going to take four times the time and twice the money to get there.\u00a0 It’s hard, but it’s that level of commitment that you want to do, and you have to take some pain. That’s the truth!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/training.thevirtualhub.ph\/sandbox\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/teamwork.png” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”teamwork” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] How do you overcome all these fears, the challenges, the emotional and mental rollercoaster that is the entrepreneurial journey?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You may have to change your circle of friends a little bit. Your family and friends who are not treading the same path as you will not get it – not even if they try or you try to explain how it feels. They will mean well but they will potentially (and often unwittingly) sow seeds of doubt in your head that can derail your self belief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It may not be the best thing to do for everyone but if you feel the need to surround yourself with others who have tread the path you are now on – then do so.Your success might actually hinge on that decision in the end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s not good to bottle it all up. You may say to your friends and family that everything is great because you don\u2019t want them to worry, but deep down inside it may not be true. So it is great to have people that are going through a similar journey who can share that with you.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/training.thevirtualhub.ph\/sandbox\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/problemsolving.png” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ title_text=”problemsolving”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] If you want to make a lot of money, and get a business that really works for you, you have to find something that people will literally fall over themselves to pay you to do. So you\u2019ve got to find a problem that people will pay money to solve \u2026 TODAY!<\/span> \u00a0 That last bit is the absolute key part of that sentence! Everyone tells you to find a problem and then solve it and bingo you have a successful business but, the truth is, that some people will tell you problems they have but unless they <\/span>are really motivated to solve that pain today AND pay money to solve the problem you can find yourself barking up a lot of money wasting product trees.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s where your idea will come from. You can start your business on that premise and what you\u2019re going to find is, there will be many other problems that will emerge after that – other problems your ideal client will pay you to solve. You have to keep pivoting and evolving your business. You\u2019ll find that quite challenging in the beginning. Because, just when you think you’re onto something, and everyone is delighted with your service because you’ve solved the first problem, then the second problem raises its ugly head and you have to rebuild the whole business around that problem. You have got to say to yourself, okay, how do we remove this challenge from our process? How do we fix our process, such that this challenge goes away?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_fullwidth_portfolio _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_portfolio][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are her 4 key steps to make sure you never have…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Corporate life can be a whirlwind of activity, filled with opportunities and excitement. Yet, it can also leave you feeling drained, disconnected from your true self. Perhaps you've reached a point where you're questioning the trajectory of your career and personal life. Maybe you're considering leaving the corporate world behind to pursue entrepreneurship, seeking autonomy and purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbara Turley, Founder & CEO of The Virtual Hub, knows this journey intimately. She transitioned from the corporate sphere to entrepreneurship, embracing the challenges and opportunities it presented. Here are her four essential steps to ensure you thrive outside the corporate confines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Plan the Leap. Then TAKE the Leap<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prospect of leaving a stable corporate job for the uncertainties of entrepreneurship can be daunting. Fear of failure looms large, holding many back. There are two approaches: gradual transition while maintaining your corporate job or diving headfirst into entrepreneurship. Both require commitment and planning. Decide which path aligns best with your goals and take decisive action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Take a Lifestyle Cut and Get Over It<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adjusting to a leaner lifestyle is crucial. Corporate comforts may need to be sacrificed initially as you invest time and resources into your venture. Be prepared for the journey to take longer and require more financial investment than anticipated. Embrace the challenge and commit to the process wholeheartedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Surround Yourself with the Right Support<\/p>\n\n\n\n Navigating the entrepreneurial path can be lonely. Surround yourself with individuals who understand your journey and can offer guidance and support. While friends and family mean well, seek out fellow entrepreneurs who can relate to your experiences and provide invaluable insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Find a Problem Worth Solving... Today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Identify a pressing problem that your ideal clients are willing to pay to solve immediately. This is the foundation of a successful business. Remain agile and responsive to emerging challenges, continuously refining your offerings to meet evolving needs. Embrace the iterative nature of entrepreneurship, viewing obstacles as opportunities for growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leaving the corporate world behind is a bold step towards personal fulfillment and professional autonomy. By planning strategically, embracing discomfort, cultivating a supportive network, and focusing on solving real-world problems, you can thrive as an entrepreneur. Barbara Turley's journey serves as inspiration for those ready to embark on their own path outside corporate confines.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlan the Leap. 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Take a lifestyle cut and get over it.<\/b><\/h2>\n
Surround yourself with people who have DONE what you want to do.<\/b><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
Find a problem your ideal client will fall over themselves to pay money to solve… today<\/b><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
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Making the Leap: Barbara Turley's Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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