Ep 028 // How to Know When to Quit Your Business & Find Your Dream Job Instead with Annie Truax (Clarity)
Summary: <p>Following the winding path towards freelancing in the fitness world after two major losses in her life, marketing & PR professional Annie Truax did something surprising.</p><p>She quit her business to work for someone else.</p> <pre><code> <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/586c0773ebbd1a367d451544/t/590f8d54e6f2e1fda314972d/1494191448160/" data-image-dimensions="721x722" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="590f8d54e6f2e1fda314972d" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/586c0773ebbd1a367d451544/t/590f8d54e6f2e1fda314972d/1494191448160/?format=1000w" /> </code></pre> <p></p><p> </p><p>Today, Annie works for <a target="_blank" href="http://freetobreathe.org">Free to Breathe</a>, a non-profit organization seeking to increase lung cancer survival rates. </p><p>In her early twenties, Annie never could have imagined that lung cancer would turn her whole world upside down.</p><p>By seeking meaningful connection to other people through fitness and volunteering, Annie is now dedicating her professional life to the disease that took her parents from her.</p><p>Annie's story is incredible, and I'm taking away the following question as a lesson:</p><p><em>"Does joining someone else’s team allow you to go even deeper in the fullest expression of living your values?"</em></p><p>If the answer is YES, sometimes being an entrepreneur isn't the best fit, and there might just be a better arrangement waiting for us if we keep our eyes & hearts open to the possibility. </p><p>In this episode, you'll hear:</p><ul> <li>How to do the work now to invite your dream job into your life </li> <li>How to create a job for yourself at an organization you'd love to work for</li> <li>How to flipthe script on loss & trauma — and leverage the worst thing that’s ever happened in your life into something meaningful</li> </ul> <p></p><p> </p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://freshbooks.com/clarity">Freshbooks - get a month free!</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/annietruax">Annie on Instagram</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://freetobreathe.org">Free to Breathe </a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://fizzle.co/sparkline/5-reasons-why-i-quit-my-business-to-pursue-my-dream-job-fs144">5 Reasons Why I Quit My Business to Pursue My Dream Job (FS144)</a></li> </ul> <pre><code> <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/586c0773ebbd1a367d451544/t/590f8db8b3db2bcaf5dedf6c/1494191549617/" data-image-dimensions="198x97" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" data-load="false" data-image-id="590f8db8b3db2bcaf5dedf6c" data-type="image" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/586c0773ebbd1a367d451544/t/590f8db8b3db2bcaf5dedf6c/1494191549617/?format=1000w" /> </code></pre>
