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What It's About
Today's caller wants to know when it's time to break out on their own.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1939
Our listener has been apprenticing for a women’s coach. The woman she works for has a very successful business and occasionally takes on these apprentices—interns, effectively—who work for free in exchange for gaining knowledge and contacts. This is the kind of thing that can work well for both parties or be terrible! Sometimes you don’t know until you’re in it which one it will be. Other times, it starts well but there’s a natural exit ramp that you miss and end up working for free much longer than you should. That’s the situation that our listener might be in. Can we help her out?"I've been an apprentice for a well-known women's coach for more than a year. I learned a lot from her, but I'm starting to feel like my commitment has reached its end. I do a lot of unpaid work, and she recently asked me to make another six-month commitment. I don't want to seem ungrateful, but I'd like to establish my own business now. Am I just being selfish? Assuming not, how can I exit gracefully and start getting paid for what I have to offer?"Listen to today's episode to learn more...
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