[michepriest]

When I got laid off for the third time, I decided not to go back. We sold everything (house, rental property, cars, business) to have more freedom.

I took a bunch of courses, tried a bunch of things, joined a community of people wanting to create streams of income (Portfolio of Small Bets), did some freelance work, created info products, and conducted workshops.

I’m now a co-founder for hire where I take on 12 week contracts to help founders with their go-to-market and get early customers. I’m planning on holding a cohort based course for people who can’t afford my contract rate. In addition I have a few side projects with others (create courses and newsletters).

What might help is thinking through the worst case scenario and putting guards in place. Come up with as many ways as possible to earn income quickly and see what’s the fastest way to test those ideas. Pick a few and commit a few weeks to a month to execute. Then examine the experience and see how you can iterate to improve the outcome. You’ll want a mix of things to improve your odds of surviving and not having to go back to corporate.

There’s no better incentive to succeed than the desire to avoid your time being owned by a corporation. It seems to me your drive is there. I wish you all the best on your journey.