Plan to Leave Your Job

Mar 04

Seriously! Visualize how you would leave the company in the event that you were laid off. What steps would, or could, you take? Some employers will not allow you to send email or delete your personal files. I recommend keeping your personal and business files completely separate. Buy a flash drive or use a service like Dropbox.com.

“Aren’t I setting myself up for failure or expecting to be laid off?” No.

“He who fails to plan, plans to fail” – quoted by teachers everywhere.

Even founders get laid off (as you’ll see in an upcoming interview with Randy Wilburn). If you plan to leave, then you’ll be less embarrassed and it will be easier for you if it should happen.

Like I said, it took me 3 minutes from the time of the layoff meeting to when I was ready to go out the door. I’m sure it baffled my then employers