Episode 205: Working Full-Time While Building Your Business (Without Burning Out)
If you’re clocking in at a 9-to-5 and building your business in the cracks of your day, this episode is for you. We’re breaking down one of the most common struggles we hear from entrepreneurs: how do you build something new while still showing up for the job that’s paying your bills right now?
We dig into the real pros and cons of working full-time while launching a business, why “burning the bridge” isn’t the only path to success, and how mindset — not just time — determines whether you make it across the gap. We talk about the exact “floor” number you need to hit before you leave your job, why prioritization matters more than having more hours in the day, and how to stop comparing your journey to everyone else’s highlight reel.
In This Episode, We Cover
- Why there’s no perfect time to quit your job, and why waiting for one keeps you stuck
- The real difference between a mindset problem and a time problem
- How to calculate the minimum revenue “floor” that lets you leave your job comfortably
- Why gratitude for your current paycheck can actually help fund your future business
- How to stop letting an employee mindset run your entrepreneurial life
- Why comparing your pace to someone else’s is stealing your joy (and your progress)
Whether you’re on the fence about starting a business while employed, or you’re already grinding through both, we want you to walk away from this episode knowing one thing: the only person standing in your way is you. Listen now, then tell us… Are you building both right now?
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