The short answer? Yes, but like everything else, it comes with its costs. While you may be impressed with the achievements stated earlier, I would let you know that those things did not come easy. It's a sacrifice and with that sacrifice sometimes comes serious losses, self-doubt, relationship challenges, feeling embarrassed to ask for help, losing the value of self because you get desperate, etc.
That's something I've never really shared with anyone, not even my daughter, but I'm sharing with you guys reading this because I want you to know that success does not come without sacrifice, risk, many losses and determination.
While I have no regrets, looking back I would do a few things differently if I had to do it over.
Entrepreneurship like everything else requires work and in many instances more work than your traditional eight-to-four. It requires you to be ready to put yourself out there for what you believe in. You are no longer representing that company with the nice big established name you worked for you are now representing you, your company and your brand.
While I expected it to be hard work, I would admit that I thought I would have had a lot more wins a lot earlier. One key learning that came with this journey was learning how to manage my own expectation. Also, when people ask me if I have any regrets of leaving I say this: It has been a hard journey, but if I did not make that decision and acted on it, I would not be where I am today.
If I had to do it again, would leave the job? Yes and knowing what I know now, there are a few things I would do differently.