I suppose the answer to my question is highly personal and different for everyone. It's certainly something I've been thinking about a lot and my answer continues to evolve.
Read the article in today's Hartford Courant, When Giving Up Your Freedom Succeeds: Some Business Owners Make Smooth Transition Back To A Day Job in which syndicated columnist, Mildred Culp of Workwise.net, interviewed me and several other entrepreneurs who have gone back to traditional employment. The article also appears in the Dallas Morning News under the title: What Happens When You Don't Fit In In Your Own Shop?
Interestingly, Andy Wibbels mentioned on his blog that Pamela Slim of Escape from Cubicle Nation wrote about this just last week in her blog post Are You Selling Your Entrepreneurial Soul if You Take a Day Job?.
I read so much about mid-life women who ditch it all to follow their dreams of an entrepreneurial life. I haven't read much about the other way around.
I neeeeeeed to read more.
Very cool, Zuccardy. I would agree with what was said about your networking skills. There always seems to be a spotlight shining on you, thanks to the people you know!
It would have been nice to read what the entrepreneurs learned from their experiences. What did you all take back with you upon returning to the corporate world?
Off the top of my head, I'd say that one acquires the ability to manage their time better. You don't realize just HOW productive you can be until you're faced with managing a business on your own. Imagine what that skill can do for your productivity at a "real job" (biting my tongue, yes).
Posted by: Dina | June 02, 2008 at 06:03 PM