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Don’t Leave Because You Hate Your Job. 
Leave Because You Know What You Love. When I meet people who want to quit their jobs, I instinctively try to probe for the deeper motivation. Is it mainly because they’re unhappy, burned out, and just can’t wait to drop their current work? If it’s any of... »

Who Are You, Really? Entrepreneurship to a large extent is deep knowledge of oneself. Your motivations. Your strengths and weaknesses. What makes you tick. These are questions you’ll have to get a clearer handle on. It’s most especially important because there’s a stark contrast of working in a company and working on your own.... »

What Do You Want to Build? While you can probably choose which department to work for in a company, your targets will most likely come from up on high (a.k.a. top management). The overarching strategy, the general areas to compete in, and what the product/service pipeline should look like — all these will be... »

It Takes A Team to Really Tango The fact of the matter is that you can’t really choose who you work with in the corporate world. Even worse, you can’t choose who your boss will be (although he/she can probably choose you for his/her team). Choices like that just aren’t a luxury when you’re... »

Forget the Safety Net. Force Yourself to Succeed. While I’ve certainly heard of success stories of people who started their business while they kept their day jobs, my staunch belief is that this is not the best way to go about it. You can’t tiptoe yourself from the corporate world into entrepreneurship, and still... »

How long will you last? 
Balance passion with a pragmatic perspective. While I talk about passion and dreams and purpose in going about THE transition, my left-brain still tingles – spider-sense-like – with the need to also take some practical steps. For me, the most important thing to take inventory of is your financials.... »

Selling is the number one skill of entrepreneurs When I was young, the penultimate image of the sales profession was the Electrolux Man – the guy who’s gonna “knock on your door” in a clean-pressed shirt and necktie, trying to sell you an electrolux vacuum cleaner. While it certainly seemed humorous then, a couple... »

Make Peace With Making Mistakes. The corporate world places an absolute stigma on making mistakes. It’s the discussion fodder during the performance review with the boss, directly linked to your chances of getting promoted. Imagine this hypothetical conversation : you miss your target, your new ad campaign flopped, or the production forecast you made... »

Create Your Own Curriculum The training budget is one of the key investments companies make. There’s a whole HR department ensuring that the organization is continuously learning, that the proper skills and competencies are being developed, and that individuals at all levels are being equipped with the right know-how. But on the other side... »

Can You Deal With Not Knowing? The goal of most corporations is to maximize profit and minimize risk. This essentially means creating conditions that have as much certainty as possible. Financial projections will be hit as forecasted. The market research has iteratively refined the product to be a hit with consumers. The supply chain will... »

So I finally did it. I finally resigned. I’m about to leave the safe confines of the corporate world and venture into the great unknown. Let go of my stable paycheck and turn my back on a career that’s as tempting as tempting can be. There’s been a lot of talk and speculation about... »