When I first got the itch to make a career change, I didn't know where to start. A few months later, I was invited to attend a networking event for female entrepreneurs and reluctantly accepted. After all, I had only been thinking about starting my own business at that point. Did that really count as being an entrepreneur? Most panelists at these types of conferences are asked the same questions: "When did you know you were on to something big?" Or "what gave you the courage to actually take the plunge?" One reply that changed the way I approached my transition was, "I had 50 cups of coffee." Read here to learn more.