![]() ![]() I never lost sight of my goal but I gave myself the permission to go at a pace which I felt comfortable with. Allowing myself time to grow was importantĪllowing myself the time to personally grow before I made the leap was really beneficial. It gave me the income I needed to survive but most importantly the time I needed to focus on my dream. When I decided to finally launch Spark Escapes, I kept the scary financial pressure off (and saved myself freaking out) by going down to two days a week at work. I cannot explain how valuable, rewarding and confidence-building this time was for me. I had to say goodbye to the big salary but I was still earning enough to pay the bills. I left my job but not employment, instead choosing to work freelance with organisations and individuals from which I knew I would learn. I said goodbye to my salary and went freelance And I built up a network of useful contacts and educated myself in skills which would help me go live with my concept. I started to attend inspiration events, purposely seeking out people who had made a change at work. So I continued to work, but armed with my new sense of opportunity, I expanded my horizons and began an avid learning journey. ![]() What if I fell flat on my face and had to crawl back to my boss, asking for my job back? What if no-one else had the same passion for my idea and my customer base was zero? I couldn’t imagine not having the security of a monthly income and was full of the fear of failure. I was too scared to leave employment just yetīut (and it was a big but), I was too scared to leave employment straight away. And now I help people in the same situation I was in to break free of traditional employment and do something different and fulfilling – something that works for them and their lifestyle. I came up with the idea for my own business, Spark Escapes, on day two. I uncovered my real passions, what skills I could take forward into my own venture, my favourite people environments and desired working locations. The facilitator, Marietta Birkholtz, led me through a number of exercises which helped activate the right hemisphere of my brain – the creative side. In the midst of one particular heavy job, I attended a two-day workshop in London on how to find your true vocation. And I realised that I’d lost my freedom and all sense of work-life balance. ![]() I spent hours at the office, hours travelling to and from the office and hours at home on my Blackberry dealing with the office. But, at 34 I became a) utterly exhausted and b) completely disillusioned with spending so much of my time living someone else’s dream. I spent 15 years in London building my career in media I loved it and felt privileged to be part of such an exciting industry. But… what if you don’t want to spend your entire working life busting a gut for someone else? What if you have dreams of running your own business – big or small – or would like to work in a different way, a way which works for you, your life and your family? I was tired of living someone else’s dream ![]()
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