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How I Felt After Quitting My Corporate Job to Run My Own Business
By Joseph Liu — 2018
Self-employment offers incredible perks like autonomy, freedom, control, and fulfillment, but running your own business isn't always like the filtered highlight reel of posts you might see in people’s social media feeds.
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