Should You Stay or Should You Go

Staying employed is not failure. Employment provides a predictable paycheck, health insurance, and stability. Going out on your own offers ownership of the value you create and unlimited income potential — but requires preparation most people skip.There are six conditions that should be true before transition: financial reserves, legal structure, pricing system, pipeline, production data, and family alignment. Six met: green light. Fewer than three: you are not ready.There is a middle path — Stage 2, where you remain employed and build on weekends until conditions are met. This is slower but dramatically safer. …