Have you thought about quitting your job for more than five seconds?
Yes, the thought dominates every waking minute of my existence.
Huh? Oh look, a squirrel!
Have you ever considered that you might be more of a dick as a boss to yourself than your current one is to you?
Yes, and I’m prepared to do whatever it takes to make sure I’m not a bigger asshole than he is.
Nope, never crossed my mind.
How much money do you currently have in savings?
$3.28 or less
$3.29 – $500
$501 – $5,000
$5,001 – $10,000
$10,000+
How badly are you willing to hustle to be self reliant?
More than a silverback gorilla fighting for mating rights.
Meh.
Why do you want to quit your job / work for yourself?
So I can make all my friends jealous.
Because I want to serve the world and have something to offer people that are in a deep state of pain and need.
Because I hate the system! Down with the corporate industrial complex!
What preparations have you made for your freedom?
I called my grandma to see if she’d let me sleep on her pullout sofa.
I made sure that I have a contingency plan in the event of failure, a rock solid business strategy, and have mapped out my sales process.
I stashed away a few cookies in the event of extreme hunger.
I’ve thought a lot about how I’ll get customers working for myself, but I’m not really sure how a business works. (It has something to do with bookkeeping, right?)
How long have you been working on your business?
Does that have something to do with a blog and monetizing?
For a few weeks.
For years, and I’m actively working on it every single day.
Are you willing to do whatever it takes to never return back to your dreadful cubicle hell hole?
Yes, I’d rather die getting mauled by a thousand bears in the center of the earth than go back.
No, I’ll probably get frustrated and give up right after my first product launch fails.
How much experience do you have with marketing and selling?
I eat marketing books for breakfast.
Marketing is my second love, only second to Siberian wild bird watching.
Marketing is the scum of the earth. All I have to do is be super awesome and people will buy my stuff because I’m super awesome! Weeeee!!!
Oh! Marketing! That’s about picking the right colors, ‘cause orange is about attention, right?
How clear are you on the unique value you have to bring to the world?
I’ve succinctly defined the exact outcome I help people achieve, I know exactly who I’m speaking to, and I’ve developed a message for others to rally behind.
I know that I want to help people, but I’m not sure with what yet.
I have an idea of what I want to do, but don’t know how to make myself stand out.
I don’t even know what this question is referring to.
What’s your personal view of failure?
It makes me want to curl up into a fetal position inside kangaroo’s pouch.
I see failure as an opportunity to grow and learn.
Failure is my secret weapon. I’m willing to fail endlessly in the pursuit of my dreams.
How disciplined are you at avoiding distractions and being self-directed?
I could turn steel into magma with my insane powers of supernatural focus.
The first thing I do when I wake up is check Facebook, Twitter and Email.
How organized and productive are you?
I make David Allen look like an amateur.
Planning and project management is something I often have wet dreams about.
I stay organized only because I have to, but I can do it when motivated.
My home office looks like an episode of Hoarders.
Have you created a strong professional network of strategic partners and a coalition of peers to support you in your entrepreneurial exploits?
Yes, I have a strong network that I can rely on to give me referrals and support me in whatever resources and connections I need to make things happen.
No, I haven’t given it much thought.
How skilled are you at handling and dealing with money?
I currently hold the bank record for the most overdrafts of all time. (They love me over there though! I wonder why…)
I regularly live paycheck to paycheck and can’t seem to ever really get ahead.
I’ve created a plan for financial freedom in the next ten years and am currently executing it like a madwoman.
How committed are you to seeing your vision of working for yourself through?
I’m willing to do whatever it takes.
I’ll probably give up if things start to get rough.
I’m not sure this is really what I want.
There is no other way.
Congratulations!
You are ready to work for yourself!
This makes you an Entrepreneurial Noob Please, add more coffee and TED talks.
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