What's stopping you from going independent? Let us know here! β
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Somewhere along a steady, accomplished, but somehow-still-clearing-your-inbox-at-9pm career path, you decided you want to work for yourself. Not someday, but soon, maybe now. The raise never came. You can't set boundaries. Your title stopped meaning anything the moment you earned it, and now you realize you've poured two decades of expertise into something you'll never own.
After years of quiet back-and-forth, maybe you've finally given yourself permission to want something new. That is the hard part, and what's facing you is a much simpler question: How do you actually start?
Most likely, you're going at it alone. In the cracks of your dayβa lunch-break ChatGPT session, a 2x-speed podcast on your commute, one more saved Reel about somebody's vending-machine empireβyouβre searching for something that can stick. This is part of the process: it's totally normal to gather forgotten plans and unchecked lists, momentum strong on Monday and fizzled by Thursday. Anyone can hand you a playbook, but committing to it is a different animal.
The women who actually make it out of the system lean into a like-minded peer group. Accountability, structure, mentors who've already done it, others in the trenches with you, deadlines with consequences. Will a chatbot care if you're late? And who answers the questions so specific to your situation that only someone who has exited your industry would know? How do you push through the resistance without a room of people whose expectation of your success makes quitting more uncomfortable than pushing? Yes, frameworks matter, and we have a whole system of themβRANE, StoryEQ, positioning docs, the worksβbut none of it matters without a structure that makes your momentum inevitable.
Let's consider Tara Lietzow. After seventeen years at Decker she was a core figure at the company, but she knew she was made for more. For years she dreamed of building her own thing, but she was stuck on the how. She joined Riveter, created a plan to off-ramp into independent work, and now works for herself with fractional roles, freedom over her time, and projects she actually chooses. βI knew if I was just left on my own and I didn't have a group to go through it with, I probably wouldn't have been successful in getting things done.β
If you're serious about taking the first real step, it can happen sooner than you think.
βLean Out runs for three weeks, July 8β27. It includes six live sessions, two expert guest speakers, and two Q&As with me. By the end, you walk out with:
- Your business infrastructure
- Your offer
- Your outreach emails
- Your network
- A complete launch plan
- Three months of Riveter community support (included at no cost)
While you might not know exactly what's next in your career, you can commit to a proven process and launch into a future that is unmistakably yours.
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I'm hosting a Q&A this Thursday, June 25th at 1:00pm ET to share more about the path to work independence and answer your questions. We'll also share more details about the Lean Out! cohort. Register now if you want to chat live:
Amy
PS: I'd also love to hear more about your current circumstances, and what's stopping you from going independent. Share more about your situation here.β
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