Consider two different people: a mid‑level financial analyst at Wells Fargo and someone building a yoga business through Instagram. What’s your honest reaction to both people? If you’re like I was before I started working on my own, you’d probably be slightly judgmental of the Instagram influencer. Now, I’ve softened my stance. I’ve realized the yoga influencer puts their entire reputation at risk and succeeds or fails based on their decisions. As this kind of work becomes more prevalent, our norms will shift and we will question why we are more skeptical of an entrepreneur than the employee
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