Your Path to Going Solo, How Did You Make the Leap?

This survey aims to understand better how you, as a Solo Entrepreneur, have transitioned from being employed to leading yourself and your business.

We want to use your answers anonymously in a publication. This survey is anonymous. If you would like to be acknowledged in our publications, we would be happy to do so. Additionally, if you would like, we can send you a summary report of all the responses that we receive to our questions.

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Going Solo Survey: Share Your Transition Journey

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Motivations

What is motivating you to pursue entrepreneurship over employment? Please describe as many motivations as you feel apply to you.

Learned Sooner

What do you wish you had learned sooner on your journey of entrepreneurship?

Resources

If you started your career as an employee and then left to become an entrepreneur, what resources did you lack that you wish you had had when you went solo?

Resources Continued

What resources do you lack now that you wish you could have?

The Dynamic of Discipline and Flexibility

How do you deal with the dynamic that, on the one hand, you need discipline, perseverance, and a commitment to stick with your intentions, dreams, goals, and objectives (be deliberate), but on the other hand, you need to know when to change direction and be flexible (work with emergence)? How do you do this? What have you learned?

Reviews

How do you review your progress in successfully moving your business forward? How frequently do you do this? What questions do you ask yourself to inform the review process? How has the way you conduct the review changed over time?

Luck and Serendipity

On a scale of 0-100 percent, to what degree has luck or serendipity affected your business?

Luck and or Serendipity continued

Do you feel and think luck or serendipity plays a role in managing your business? If not, why not? If so, how? Is there anything you can and or are doing to expose yourself to more luck or serendipity in your business?

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