If you still are unsure of whether you area deciding to leave your work for good and start running your own business, you can try running an experiment and have a feel of it yourself first without passing that resignation letter yet. The decision is not an easy one so here are some things to think about before you really say “I do and I will” to running your own biz. If you make a mistake, you might even fall into a new idea that’s different from your original plan that just might work.

First of all, you have to think if you really want to have the freedom of running and setting your own schedules. Are you sure that you really don’t belong to the work that you have right now? Have you had experience in running your own business in the past? Is this your first time? Can you deal with handling sales, customers, staff, and soon-to-be-affiliates? Do you have a knack for convincing or selling to people? Are you really sure that you can remain committed to something that you are doing for even half a year? Are you independent and organized enough? Can you really work out things you have started and be sure to dedicate your time and effort into making the business work? Do you have concrete reasons why you want to start and run your own business?

If you can really answer all of the questions above with a sure and clear mind, then it’s really about time. After that, you can start drawing out the plans for your business and you have to be prepared for all the work – even the emotional and physical ones. You may have to exert long hours than the time you spend in your office work just to get established, but as long as you enjoy what you are doing and you are patient enough, then you will not really see it as work but something that keeps you alive and happy.