Start Here: The Corporate Refugee Reading Guide

If you’re new here — welcome.

If you’re new here, this is the best place to begin. The Corporate Refugee is written as a progression — not a feed.

These essays are meant to be read in order, because each one creates space for the next.

There’s no “right pace” here — just a right order.

If you’re arriving, I recommend starting here:

1️⃣ Tired of Making Someone Else’s Dreams Come True?

2️⃣ You’re Not Broken — You’re Misaligned

3️⃣ When Your Purpose Won’t Wait Anymore: What Franchise Data Really Reveals About Meaning, Alignment, and Freedom

4️⃣ The Permission to Pause

There’s no rush. Read what resonates. Skip what doesn’t.

If you want to go a little further:

• The Year You Stop Performing Your Life

  A reflection on clarity, misalignment, and why “success” can still feel hollow.

  (Edition #5)

• Why 98 Out of 100 People Never Buy a Franchise — And Why That’s Not a Failure

  A candid look at how franchising actually works, who it rewards, and why hesitation is often discernment.

  (Edition #6)

This space is meant to meet you where you are.

-Chris