Wes Wheless shares a post designed to help people decide whether making the move from corporate to independent consulting is the right fit.
**The question we overlook…**
As a coach for solo consultants, I speak to several people every week who are considering moving from corporate to independent consulting.
Each of them has unique expertise. (As do you.)
And I regularly promote the idea that you can build a business around *anyone’s* unique expertise and intellectual property. (Which you can.)
o, typically, my initial consultations with potential clients quickly gravitate toward:
❓ “What would I sell?”
❓ “How can I get clients?”
❓ “Will I make enough money?”
Sometimes, they go straight to logistical questions:
❓“Do I need an LLC?”
❓“Do I need a website?”
❓(In the US…)“What about health insurance?”
I could talk about these kinds of questions all day, but pretty quickly, I pump the brakes and zoom out to pose an often-overlooked question:
💡 “Are you entrepreneurial?”
This might seem like a silly question.
Like asking a potential nanny if they like kids.
But most people are surprised by the blunt question. And they pause.
Some even giggle, perhaps because they’d like to automatically answer ‘yes’ but now genuinely wonder.
Now, by ‘entrepreneurial,’ I don’t mean ‘have you started a business before?’ — that’s certainly not a prerequisite.
Instead, I mean, quite practically:
🔍 Do you have evidence that self-employment is a good fit for you?
At the end of the day, we’re talking about making an intentional, profound change to:
How you’ll earn an income…
How you’ll talk about yourself…
How your mornings will look…
How you’ll redesign your life.