Don’t Wait for the Perfect Time — Build Your Exit While You’re Still Inside

You’ll never get a memo that says, “It’s time to go.”
Your department won’t send flowers. Your captain won’t pat you on the back and tell you to follow your dream.
The truth?
If you’re waiting for the perfect moment to walk away, you’ll be waiting until the day they hand you a retirement plaque you didn’t even want.

🚓 The Night I Knew I Couldn’t Wait

I was 17 years into my career when I heard the news—one of our best guys was gone.
Not retired. Not transferred. Gone.
Heart attack, right after a double shift.
The system moved on like nothing happened.
That night, I sat at my kitchen table staring at my side hustle notebook, wondering how much longer I was willing to trade my time for someone else’s schedule.

I realized something ugly:
I wasn’t building an exit plan—I was building excuses.
Too busy. Too tired. Not ready.
But the truth? I’d never feel ready.

⚙ Tactical Application — How to Build While You’re Still Inside

Here’s the move that saved me from waiting another decade:

1. Set a Revenue Target You Can See

• Not “replace my paycheck” someday.

• Pick a number you can track: “$2,500/month for 6 months straight.”

• That’s your green light threshold.

2. Build in Invisible Hours

• Lunch breaks, early mornings, parked in the lot before shift—use them.

• I built my first client proposals in my car with a thermos of coffee.

3. Automate the Grind

• Invoicing, client onboarding, follow-ups—get them off your plate.

• Every task you automate buys back energy you’ll need later.

4. Keep the Pension Safety Net in Sight

• Don’t gamble it—leverage it.

• Your pension is the parachute, not the prison key.

🧭 Intelligent Elevation — Why This Matters

When you wait for “perfect,” you give control to the very system you’re trying to escape.
Perfection is a delay tactic dressed up as wisdom.

Your business doesn’t need all of you right now—it needs the best of you, consistently, while you still have your paycheck to protect you.

💬 Closing Insight

If you’re inside the walls—physically or mentally—you have two jobs:

• Do what you must to stay safe and sane.

• Build like hell so you don’t have to stay there forever.

“Your shift won’t tell you when it’s over. You will.”

Save this tip 💾

See you next time,

Kevin St John
Business Strategist, Beatline Capital

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