Congrats on your successes so far.
With this particular potential hurdle - I too had a good paying 9-5 I knew would be hard to walk away from.
Here's how I went about it.
I cornered myself way ahead of time. I made it so that when the time came, I would have NO wiggle room to chicken out.
About 10 months before my intended exit (December, 2013), I met with my regional director and let them know my plans.
I told them, in December, I would be moving on to focus solely on my business. That I was giving ample notice so they could start scouting for my replacement in good time.
About 4 months later, I signed a permission allowing them to put my position up as "available," even though I'd still be there another 6 months.
Two weeks before my exit, I put in the traditional 2-week notice. My replacement was already standing by.
I and the company parted ways with mutual warm and fuzzy goodbyes, and I haven't looked back since. I was 27.
I wish you strength, when that time comes.
That's great advice, thank you! My fiance and I promised each other our deadline was May 2020 and we have vowed to stick to it no matter what, so hopefully when it comes down to it I can follow your process and arrange something similar.
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