You will need A PLACE TO WORK. Notice that I did not say “office.” As you may have heard in the podcast, I've had people that work remotely from home and meeting with clients wherever is the most convenient for clients.
You need a COMPUTER -- another obvious item, but I want to mention it anyway. You can decide if you want a desktop or a laptop, there's benefits and drawbacks to each. I won't go to that in detail -- in this form I might do another episode at some point on all the technology decisions there are to make and some of the pros and cons of each.
Michael Scott never thought he would leave the firm he started his career with; hear his path in "real time" to setting up his own practice.
Katie Brewer found that none of the several firms she worked for were a good fit, so she stopping trying to find the ideal workplace and instead decided to build her dream job.
The fifth key item before you pull the trigger is pretty simple: you need a PHONE that works and you know how to use well.
You need to FIND HELP -- another very broad item. I would put under this item staff -- do you have existing staff you're gonna bring with you or are you hiring new staff members?
The third requirement starts to get into the actual tactics and work to be done. I kind of categorize this number three as plan -- you have to DEVELOP A PLAN.
Number two is very related but I made it its own item -- I call it COMMITMENT. So to be ready to make the move once you've kind of got your mind accepting in the fact that's possible and advantageous for your clients and for you.
The first item I believe you need is the MINDSET and the belief that going independent is the right thing to do for you and your clients -- and that you can do it. So this is sort of the psychology of how you feel about independence.
Having your own practice can be a way to create tremendous personal wealth if that's what you want to do and have the drive....like Ron Carson.