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Many of us who are established at large companies suffer from what a former professor of mine called Golden Handcuffs. Bound by Golden Handcuffs is where an opportunity to try something new, such as starting a business, is hampered by the fact that your comfortable. And leaving that comfort-zone is, well, uncomfortable.
I’ve been thinking about this lately because I’m comfortable. I’m compensated fairly, have a pension (yes I said pension) and have a good work/life balance. I’m on a well funded project that is looking like a stable place to be in the coming years.
If someone presented me with an opportunity to start a business, I’d have a difficult decision to make because of my Golden Handcuffs. However, if I was unemployed, starting a new business wouldn’t sound half bad.
Think about it sometime. Ask yourself if you’re bound by Golden Handcuffs. And if you are, I'm wondering if you find being comfortable, uncomfortable.
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