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Your Free Corporate Exit AI Prompt Guide
the 5 question blueprint to freedom
The moment you decide to leave corporate life for your own solo business isn't just one decision. It's dozens of interconnected choices that will fundamentally reshape your daily existence.
In a very good and almost unimaginable way, while you're still stuck in a 9-5.
Most people fixate on the obvious question: "What business should I start?" But that's like choosing a destination without considering whether you prefer planes, trains, or automobiles.
The journey matters as much as where you're going.
The Real Questions Nobody Asks
You're probably focused on the what, but have you considered the how?
Do you want to talk to clients or customers every day or build something that runs while you sleep?
Do you dream of working from a beach on Bali?
Does the idea of a neighborhood business appeal to you?
These aren't trivial lifestyle preferences. These are fundamental business model decisions that will shape your everyday reality.
What most people miss is that your business determines your life structure.
A high-touch coaching business means deep relationships but constant scheduling.
A digital product empire offers freedom but requires you to become comfortable with fewer human connections.
There's no wrong answer, only wrong fits.
The Skills You're Undervaluing
After years in corporate environments, you may not realize what makes you valuable as a solopreneur. You think in terms of job titles and departments.
A solo business requires a different lens.
You have transferrable skills that you can monetize in a heartbeat.
That ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships? That can turn into high-ticket consulting.
Your knack for explaining technical concepts? That's a course empire waiting to be built.
The transition isn't about learning entirely new skills. It's about repackaging what you already know for a market that desperately needs it.
Numbers That Actually Matter
The numbers that matter most in your transition are deeply personal:
How much do you actually need to live? (Hint: probably less than your corporate salary.)
How many months of runway do you have?
What's your genuine risk tolerance when the safety net disappears?
I recently met someone who discovered she only needed $4,000 monthly to cover her actual expenses, which is half her corporate salary.
That realization changed everything about her transition timeline and business model choice.
Remember, what you start doing when you step out - doesn't have to be your 'forever' thing.
The beauty of solopreneurship is you're in charge. You do what feels right to you.
The Integration Question
Perhaps the most crucial consideration is how your business will integrate with your life, not dominate it.
Corporate culture trains us to accept 50-hour weeks as normal. But what if your business only needs 20-30 focused hours?
Or what if you prefer intense 3-month projects followed by month-long breaks?
Your business model can accommodate almost any lifestyle preference. But only if you design it intentionally from the start.
Starting Where You Are
The path from corporate to solo isn't a leap. It's a bridge you build while walking on it.
Every side project, every solo gig, every skill you develop becomes another plank in that bridge.
The questions to ask yourself aren't just about business strategy. They're about who you want to become when you're no longer defined by your corporate role.
What does freedom actually look like for you? Not the camera-ready social media version, the living-life-on-your-terms version.
Your next step isn't choosing a business model.
It's getting honest with yourself about what you want your days to look like, then working backward to the business that creates that reality.
Freedom isn't just about leaving something behind. It's about building something that fits who you're becoming.
The considerations are many. But the path becomes clear when you start with the life you want to live, not just the business you want to create.
Ready to get clarity on your path forward?
Download the Free AI Prompt Guide: 5 Questions to Design Your Corporate Exit. This AI-prompted conversation could change everything.
It for certain will certainly give you clarity in 20 minutes that would take hours or days otherwise.
To make sure you don't miss an issue of this ever, do this. It could make the difference between moving forward and staying stuck where you are.
Until next time,
LuRae
Be You and Be Free
p.s. Did you catch last week's podcast episode with the world's first Chief Consciousness Officer? Check it out here.
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