Side Hustle Pro · July 31 · 43 min

7 Things I Had to Unlearn Before Leaving My Corporate Job

If this resonated with you, here are additional resources: ⭐ APPLY TO SHIFT: https://sidehustlepro.co/shift In this episode, I'm sharing the seven beliefs I had to unlearn before I could finally leave my corporate job and build Side Hustle Pro full time. I spent decades in corporate America, working at places like HBO, MTV, Google, and NPR, and even though I knew I wanted to leave, I wasn't mentally ready until I confronted the internal beliefs that kept me tied to that life. Highlights Include 00:00 - My corporate background and why I'm scratching the record on old habits 03:01 - The seven things I had to unlearn to build Side Hustle Pro full time 06:48 - Unlearning the need to have my entire future figured out before leaving 11:25 - Why other people's opinions could not be my decision making system 17:31 - Unlearning that a job or promotion was my only path to more money 21:59 - Pay inequity in corporate and why the ceiling is lower than it seems 22:49 - Unlearning that I was limited to doing only what I had already done 27:33 - Confusing busyness with meaningful progress, and the one hour a day model 33:36 - The biggest unlearn: staying employed was not actually the safest option 42:21 - Reflection questions to figure out which belief you're still carrying Watch & Listen Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323 Social Media Instagram: @SideHustlePro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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⭐ APPLY TO SHIFT: https://sidehustlepro.co/shift

In this episode, I'm sharing the seven beliefs I had to unlearn before I could finally leave my corporate job and build Side Hustle Pro full time. I spent decades in corporate America, working at places like HBO, MTV, Google, and NPR, and even though I knew I wanted to leave, I wasn't mentally ready until I confronted the internal beliefs that kept me tied to that life.

Highlights Include

00:00 - My corporate background and why I'm scratching the record on old habits
03:01 - The seven things I had to unlearn to build Side Hustle Pro full time
06:48 - Unlearning the need to have my entire future figured out before leaving
11:25 - Why other people's opinions could not be my decision making system
17:31 - Unlearning that a job or promotion was my only path to more money
21:59 - Pay inequity in corporate and why the ceiling is lower than it seems
22:49 - Unlearning that I was limited to doing only what I had already done
27:33 - Confusing busyness with meaningful progress, and the one hour a day model
33:36 - The biggest unlearn: staying employed was not actually the safest option
42:21 - Reflection questions to figure out which belief you're still carrying