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For many years I lived a double life. On one hand I was working fulltime in Accounting and Business Analysis and on the other I was a freelance writer and illustrator. I did this from 1994 to 2009. I did this convinced that I  was supposed to earn a living working on a big corporation and then satisfy my cravings and talents by doing what I loved as a hobby.

I am not sure how this conviction came to be, maybe a combination of upbringing and opportunity? Who knows, but the truth of the matter is that I knew I was not happy limiting myself to take the opportunities that came my way instead of creating my own opportunities. So I took a leap right after I was diagnosed with Rheumatic Arthritis, and retired from my profession of 20 years with the publication of Innocent War in 2009.

Now, just because I leaped, doesn’t mean that I was reckless. I did my homework to determine whether or not it was something possible to do. I admit that being diagnosed with a chronic illness gave a sense of urgency to leap, but I have also been analyzing businesses for 20 years so I knew how dangerous it is to put romance on top of reality when making a decision.

In the end, I did have to compromise if I wanted to go rouge. I let go of my beautiful huge dream house (which wasn’t that difficult to do as I knew that the stairs would be a problem eventually), budgeted a little and reduced expenses and found a part-time position within the publishing industry, so that I could learn the business while making some income. I never looked back.

My life has changed in more ways than I expected. But more importantly, I changed. I had to take a hard look within and make some adjustments as my lifestyle was changing. Some changes were difficult and some were easier. In the end I was determined to get my goal to dare to go rouge, and so I pressed on.

A few weeks ago I attended what I thought to be a small business workshop happy to escape from computer, hoping to get some business wisdom out of it, and afraid of finding a bunch of aggressive business people that would not relate with me.

Meeting Bob Olmstead in his Small Business Strategist workshop came at the right time for me as he not only was none of the above on my list of what I did not want but expected, he actually was exactly what I needed to get myself to the next level. I was reassured that I was on the right track, but it also made me see things within myself that needed to be let go in order to move forward.

In the days that followed his workshop, I accomplished more than what I had accomplished in the weeks preceding the workshop. I invited Bob to I Have Something To Say Life to share some of his wisdom. If you are thinking to go rogue or you did but feel stuck I invite you to listen to what he has to say. For live interview visit I Have Something To Say Live.

For more information about what Bob can do for you visit him at: www.rogue-sage.com