The path to liberation begins with outrage. You must become so outraged with your status quo as a corporate employee that doing nothing is no longer an option. Outrage is a powerful emotion that if properly harnessed can be an incredibly potent starting point for positive change. Life is unbelievably precious. You should be outraged to spend it as an unhappy and unfulfilled corporate employee.
Liberation Day: Quit Your Job and Escape the Corporate Trap
Evan Green's book outlines his six-step approach to getting off of the corporate carousel and living a life of freedom and fulfillment.
Step 2: Inspired Preparation
A higher plane of inspiration exists within you. If you can optimize your mind and body you can find an internal state devoid of distraction, clutter, and negativity. Here are the answers you seek about how to escape from the corporate trap reveal themselves. Yet sadly many people are either unaware or dismissive of this tremendous opportunity.
Step 3: Commitment
Outrage alone won’t get you off the corporate carousel. Outrage is raw energy. Commitment is what channels this raw energy towards your specific goal. By combining outrage with commitment, you unlock an unstoppable force to propel you past the obstacles on your road to success. The process of commitment comes with a high price, but can change your life forever.
Step 4: Reframe Your Mindset
Once you’ve committed, it’s essential to align your mindset with your goals. For years you’ve adopted the mindset of an employee. Perhaps unknowingly, by willingly subordinating yourself to your company, your bosses, and the corporate construct, you’ve created mental barriers limiting your potential. By adopting new ways of thinking, you’ll cast aside your limiting beliefs as you transform into a self-directed business owner.
Step 5: Practical Planning
You also need a practical plan to quit your job and start a business when the “rubber meets the road.” You must determine what type of business to start. You need to ensure it aligns not only with your potential customer base, but also with yourself. You need robust strategic business and tactical action plans. You need to come to terms with the financial impact this journey will have on you and how to best manage it. Finally, you’ll need to prepare for how to deal with other people in a way that best serves you.
Step 6: Liberation
With your destination in sight, it’s time to make your dream a reality. Confident in your extensive preparation, you are ready for this moment. It’s time to put your commitment to the test, draw on faith, and confidently cross the point of no return. You will quit your job and start your new business. Liberation Day is here.
Evan Green worked for several large tech companies over a seventeen year career in enterprise software sales. Despite considerable success, Evan became frustrated with the corporate predicament. He became obsessed with figuring out how to escape from it. Once he did, Evan wrote Liberation Day, and founded Corporate Liberation to help others do the same.