Ask Nicole: Did You Ever Leave Your Day Job to Run Your Business Full-Time?
In 2014, I wrote the blog post “Am I On the Right Track? Evaluating Nicole Clark Consulting“.
I received several reactions, summed up in these ways:
“I didn’t know you were working full-time!”
or
“How are you running a business while working full-time?”
Since that time, I’ve been asked about my progress on the goals from that post, primarily on this goal:
Transition into Nicole Clark Consulting full-time by January 2016
Starting today, June 1, 2016, I am running Nicole Clark Consulting full-time. Yes, I’m behind on my goal by 6 months, but better late than never.
I set the wheels in motion on October 1, 2015, and on the morning of January 1, 2016, while overlooking New York City skyline on the observation deck of One World Trade Center, I knew I was ready. Honestly, I had forgotten that January 1, 2016 was my original full-time date, and decided that June 1, 2016 would be the day I would be full-time in my business.
I submitted my resignation letter to my supervisor on March 31, 2016, with my last day being May 31, 2016. I didn’t mind staying in my position for the extra 2 months as it ended up taking 2 months for my replacement to be hired and trained.
Outside of some family members, a few friends, and some colleagues (both entrepreneurs and my office co-workers), the only people who knew about my resignation were my Raise Your Voice newsletter subscribers. I also wanted to make sure that all of my client contracts were finalized before submitting my resignation as well.