After years of constant job searching, endless pivots, and chasing new degrees, Amy Haggerty realized she wasn’t the problem; her career path was. This episode dives into her transformation from chronically unfulfilled employee to thriving creative entrepreneur, and how she finally built a business aligned with her strengths, passions, and values.
What you’ll learn
- How Amy spent 20 years in unfulfilling jobs before discovering her entrepreneurial path
- Why craving freedom at work doesn’t always mean you’re ready to run a business
- The surprising reason Amy deleted her LinkedIn and walked away from her old career identity
- The “one thing a day” habit that helped her build momentum through fear and uncertainty
- The mindset shifts that turned constant job frustration into the courage to start her own business
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