A new mentor of mine shared her story of transitioning from the
corporate world to entrepreneurship. Neither of us chose to leave our
respective corporate jobs --we were asked to do so. Her story mirrored
mine in many key ways, giving me the realization that I’m not alone
(rationally I knew that, of course). While my initial feelings were
fear and anger, I also felt joy and relief. It took me several months
and lots of help to identify why. I hadn’t been honoring my passions or
taking care of myself. I had been passionate about my job for many
years, but the stress from many things in that environment had eroded
the joy and negatively affected my health. During the last year and a
half while working full time, Twisted Fiber Studio developed into
existence. It was where I did honor my passions by teaching arts and
crafts classes nights and weekends. If I had listened to my soul, I
would have made the change earlier. I view it as a kick in the pants
from a higher power....
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