Dec. 7, 2025

141 -Ditch Your 9-5 Before the End of 2025- Step 5: Execute the Exit

Show Notes

In this six-part series, Maya Roffler breaks down the exact steps to leave your corporate job intentionally, strategically, and successfully before the end of 2025.

In episode 141 of MaYapinion®, Maya walks you through Step 5: Execute the Exit — the step where preparation becomes action, clarity becomes commitment, and your new chapter officially begins.

You’ve already completed Step 1 (Audit & Align), Step 2 (Validate Your Business Idea), Step 3 (Build Your Freedom Fund), and Step 4 (Build the Brand), which means you know what you want, who you serve, what you’re building, and that you can financially support your transition.

This episode teaches you how to decide when you’re truly ready to leave, how to navigate the emotional and practical realities of resigning, how to prepare for the unexpected, and how to make a clean, confident, professional exit… without burning bridges or second-guessing yourself. Maya walks you through this step with transparency, personal stories, and the exact process she had during her own transition from corporate to CEO.

Executing your exit isn’t about being fearless it’s about being prepared, grounded, and committed to the life you’re building.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

Step 5 in Maya’s six-part “Ditch Your 9–5 Before the End of 2025” series
Why executing the exit is often the most emotionally challenging step
How corporate culture creates a false sense of safety (and why that matters)
Why no one in any industry is as “safe” in corporate as they think
How to know when you're truly ready to resign (and why it never feels 100% comfortable)
The role of your Freedom Fund, validated offers, and brand readiness in determining your exit timeline
Why passion + skill + demand = the confidence to leave
How to navigate fear, uncertainty, and old conditioning about “stable jobs”
Why how you leave reflects more on you than the company