Start Before You Leap: Building Your Dream Business While Still Earning a Paycheck with Tabatha Jones Ep: 265

In this empowering interview, corporate escape coach Tabatha Jones reveals her journey from 30 years in corporate leadership to founding her own coaching business at 50. Tabatha shares actionable strategies for Gen-X women feeling unfulfilled in their careers, including how to start building your business while still employed, recognizing when you're misaligned with your values, and creating financial stability before making the leap. Her vulnerable insights about identity shifts and permission-giving will inspire listeners who dream of trading corporate stagnation for entrepreneurial freedom on their own terms.

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Episode Highlights:

Start. While you're still in your corporate job because there's a lot of exploration and learning to make it a reality

You can build your business in just one hour a day. Find one hour a day and do something with it that moves your business forward.

Leaving your corporate job is an identity shift, much of your identity may be tied into being a powerful leader.

Make sure that you have that clear financial runway, and if possible, build your business while you still have a job, this will reduce the potential worry and stress.

Pick your hard. Is your hard knowing that you're going to always be in this job, that maybe you're not very happy with? Is your hard going to be living with regret and wondering, what if I had done this? Or is your hard finding an hour a day to focus on doing what lights you up?

Stop judging yourself... That's what keeps us stuck so often is all the shoulds and coulds and words.

Tabatha Jones

Tabatha Jones is the CEO of Empowered Leadership Coaching and The Corporate Escape Sherpa & Career Advancement Coach. With over 20 years of experience leading high-performing technical teams in Corporate America, she made her own bold transition at 50 and now helps midlife women design profitable businesses, overcome limiting beliefs, and fully embrace their leadership potential. Through her personalized coaching programs, Tabatha empowers clients to elevate their visibility, pivot into fulfilling ventures, and boldly step into the next chapter of their careers. Known for guiding ambitious women to make strategic, life-changing decisions, Tabatha is the go-to expert for Gen-X women ready to trade stagnation for success on their own terms.

 Website: https://www.empowered-leader.com/