CHAPTER 7

Starting Your Own Business

Sometimes, no matter what you do, you will never be happy working for someone else or in a large company. If you’re in that situation, and you are thinking seriously about starting your own business, my advice is to go for it! I did, and it was a great experience for me.

The Telltale Signs

I worked in corporations for 16 years, but at the last one, a large Fortune 100 company, I realized I was not suited for the rules, regulations, and politics of the corporate environment. I wanted to do things “my way.” I always was unhappy having to bite my tongue and not say what I was really thinking. At one point, I was given a new boss but it was clear to me that he was under the influence of my former boss. After having ...

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