It’s a question that so many of us are grappling with. Should I quit the corporate life that may not feel quite right for me, and pursue my passion project?
You may have worries about the financial risks, stability, and what your future looks like with less of a roadmap. Today we’ll help you think through the possibilities and trade-offs, as we learn from one woman’s experiences leaving corporate life to build her own business.
This episode is from New Here, a new podcast for young professionals from Harvard Business Review. Each week, host Elainy Mata shares stories, tips, and advice from trusted experts and the people who help her figure out career challenges—like her therapist and mentors. Season One focuses on those “big firsts” that happen in any new job—like your first big mistake or how to ask for a raise.
In this episode, we follow Jemma Sbeg as she leaves her successful consulting career to pursue her passion project—her now-hit podcast, The Psychology of your 20s. First we hear from Jemma on her first day of working for herself—to learn how she made the decision to leave her full-time job and what her hopes and fears are for her new work life. Then Jemma returns for a second conversation, after she’s been working on her own for five months.
You’ll learn which of Jemma’s fears were warranted, how she battled loneliness, managed her money, and whether or not she is actually happier working for herself.
You can listen to all of season one of New Here at https://hbr.org/podcasts/new-here or wherever you get your podcasts.
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How to Make Part Time Work for You
How We Take Care of Ourselves
May We Recommend…The Anxious Achiever
Work Friendships Are Mostly Amazing and Sometimes Messy
Sponsorship: Defining the Relationship
Networking Doesn’t Have to Be a Drag
Let’s Talk About Money
Introducing Season Four
Sisterhood Is Trust
Why Things Aren’t Better, Yet
When You’re Responsible for Eldercare
There’s More to Gender Than “Man” and “Woman”
When Women Compete
Sorry Not Sorry
No Partner, No Kids, No Problem
The Upside of Working Motherhood
Step into the Spotlight
Managing Burnout
Introducing Season Three
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