428: Google Search Starts a Writing Career, with Laura Pennington

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2016

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Laura Pennington's only half joking that her new career started with the Google search: How to become a freelance writer.” Professors in college had nurtured her writing, even though she wasn’t in a writing field. As she queried Google, she thought, “Well, at least I’m not a BAD writer.” Today, with a full roster of writing gigs, she’s helping other aspiring writers craft a freelance lifestyle that suits them.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.9	Welcome to discover your talents, do what you love, episode number 428.
0:17.4	I'm your host, Don Hutchison.
0:19.4	Every day, I interview someone from around the world
0:22.2	who has discovered her talents to do work she loves
0:25.6	to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:30.0	We created this podcast to provide you with the insights,
0:33.4	strategies, and tools to propel your career to the next level.
0:37.8	Laura is only half joking that her new career started with the Google search,
0:42.0	how to become a freelance writer.
0:44.0	Professors in college had nurtured her writing, even though writing wasn't her major.
0:48.6	As she queried Google, she thought, well, at least I'm not a bad writer.
0:53.1	I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Laura Pennington.
0:56.7	Welcome, Laura.
0:58.1	Thank you. I'm excited to be here.
1:00.2	Laura, are you using your talents doing work that you love?
1:03.0	Yes, I am.
1:04.4	Friday, we want to hear the whole story.
1:06.7	Laura Pennington left her job after burning out as a middle school teacher in Baltimore City.
1:11.7	Since 2013, she's worked full-time for herself as a freelance rider serving clients all over the world,
1:18.0	including some of the biggest personal injury law firms in the U.S., Truecar and Microsoft.
1:23.7	Now she teaches others how to build a fulfilling and freeing lifestyle from home.
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