You’re your own CEO, so act on it

I was reading Jeremiah Owyang’s six career tips, when once sentence really struck a chord with me:

…you are your own CEO, CMO, CFO, COO, CTO, you’re in control of your destiny. As you can tell, I don’t believe in fate, you are driving your ship of one.

There is essentially no difference between this fundamental truth and being self-employed. The only two differences are:

1. You’re very conscious of the fact that you are your own boss.
2. You need to constantly communicate value in order to get clients and ultimately get paid.

Selling, which is usually the big bad beast in this equation, is actually less hard as you are already doing it day in and day out to justify your paycheck. Add to this that it’s utterly rewarding to free yourself from the corporate stress, and I should think the road should be open wide for you to quit and embark on your own personal adventure. To board your own ship. Wouldn’t you?

Then what’s holding you back.