A spontaneous exit: A guide for weary employees and entrepreneurs

When her rigorous work led to burnout, JinJa Bikenbuel dreamed up a “spontaneous exit plan” that turned into a reality and restored her inspiration.

Feeling trapped while being enviably successful in public-facing entrepreneurship is an entire vibe. It feels like a wide-eyed brain freeze, a charley horse in a swimming pool, or worse, like a sightless underground bunker with no windows and all doors barricaded with moldy timbers and Lord of the Rings castle-sized rusty locks.