I Went Viral for Quitting My Job Because It Was Impacting My Mental Health. Here Are the 4 Things I Did to Prepare for Full-Time Entrepreneurship.

I Went Viral for Quitting My Job Because It Was Impacting My Mental Health. Here Are the 4 Things I Did to Prepare for Full-Time Entrepreneurship.
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By Rahkim Sabree
About a month ago, I made my departure from corporate America in search of greener pastures and to embrace the world of full-time entrepreneurship. I have to admit that although it wasn’t quite a “rage quit,” I did choose to terminate my  because workplace pressures were having a negative impact on my mental health.
tweeted out an announcement shortly after sending my resignation, and that tweet was retweeted more than 4,000 times and “liked” by nearly 40,000 Twitter users. Among the outpouring of support I received, there were declarations of how proud people were of me for choosing to bet on myself, and more surprisingly an entourage of people sharing their intent to do the same. Although I won’t pretend to have it all figured out, I did anticipate that this day might come, and I was prepared for it mentally and, more importantly, financially. If you are considering making the jump into full-time entrepreneurship and firing your boss, make sure you do these four things first.
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