Ran across this advice years ago, and it has guided me through several job changes, including becoming an independent consultant back in 1987.

The advice consists of three questions:

• COULD I do it?
• SHOULD I do it?
• And if so, HOW how do I do it?

COULD I DO IT? This is the most important, and you need to be brutally honest with yourself.

• Do I have skills and experience that people will pay for?
• Do I have the visibility and credibility to create a client base?
• Do I have the financial means to support myself until I become profitable?

SHOULD I DO IT? This calls for some serious soul searching. Just because you COULD  do something, does not mean that you SHOULD do something.

• Does this take me in a direction I really want to go?
• Does this excite me?
• Is my significant other on board?

HOW DO I DO IT?  Assuming you made it this far, it is time to start making (and executing) plans – NOW!

• Draft a simple business plan.
• Commence your marketing.
• Get your finances in order.
• Set up the business.

The four topics above to be covered in more detail in future posts.

Hope this simple advice is helpful if YOU toying with the idea of becoming a consultant.

Best wishes — Uncle Daryl

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