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Cindy Bidar

Don’t do what I did

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader,

My only excuse is that I didn’t know what I didn’t know.

I didn’t know that running a successful business required more than just a strong desire to escape my corporate cubicle. I didn’t know that turning my “hobby business” into a full-time income meant it would no longer have the laid-back feel of a hobby at all.

And I definitely didn’t know how much work I’d have to do inside my own brain before I could make the move from employee to freelancer to entrepreneur.

I learned a lot of lessons and made a lot of mistakes, so let’s talk about the four biggest ones on today’s episode. My hope is by sharing them with you, I can help you avoid taking the same pointless detours.

Don’t do what I did. Watch today’s podcast episode and avoid my mistakes.

To your success,
Cindy

P.S. Prefer to listen? The audio version is available at https://tinycourseempire.com.

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Cindy Bidar

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