I thought that leaving my corporate job and starting my own business would make me feel better.
It didn’t.
In fact, it challenged me in ways I didn’t even know were possible.
Almost 10 months ago, after 7 years working for the world leader in beauty, and within the #1 French luxury beauty brand.
I took the leap.
I went from structure, scale, and certainty… to creating everything from scratch.
What pushed me to leave was a question that wouldn’t go away:
What else is possible?
What more can I do?
What kind of life can I build for myself?
How far can I really push the envelope?
That desire is still here. Stronger than ever.
But along the way, I’ve uncovered some uncomfortable truths:
What didn’t feel right in corporate, doesn’t magically disappear in entrepreneurship.
The pressure I felt before? I realized I was the one creating most of it.
And without a title or a brand behind me, I’ve had to rebuild my sense of worth from the ground up.
Because the truth is:
I brought my old operating system into a completely new game.
Only this time, there are no clear metrics.
No constant feedback.
No manager validating the direction.
Just a vision… and a lot of faith.
And that’s something I had never really exercised before.
If I had to distill what this journey has taught me so far, it would be this:
Emotional and mental regulation is everything.
It doesn’t matter where you work, corporate or on your own.
The real work is internal. Perception shapes reality. And learning to self-regulate might be one of the most valuable skills for the future of work.
Fear is the biggest limiter of growth.
When fear takes over, creativity shrinks. Innovation slows. Opportunities narrow. Managing fear isn’t optional, it’s essential. Recognising fear-based behaviours is also an essential skill, stress is usually fear masked with productivity.
And faith… is an underrated business skill.
You can have the best strategy, the sharpest thinking, the most thoughtful plan. But when you’re building something new, when you’re putting yourself on the line—at some point, it becomes a leap.
And you either trust… or you don’t move.
These past months have been deeply transformative.
I’ve grown.
I’ve been challenged.
I’ve refined not just what I want to build, but who I need to become to build it.
And I’m still going.