Hello, world, welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 681.

I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Monday and Wednesday, I interview someone around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

On Fridays, I interview a well-known expert from the fields of personal or business development who share experiences, tools, and insights to help our listeners

along their journeys.

This is one of those turns in life where something bad turned out to be something good.

I could remember, I can't believe I was fired from a job.

I'm on unemployment.

What do I do now?

But what started off as a bad thing in that I lost my job and I didn't know what I was going to do became a gift in disguise.

I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Mara Sweeney.

Welcome, Mara.

Hi, and thanks for having me on today, Don.

It is our pleasure. Mara, are you using your talents doing work that you love?

I absolutely am. All righty. That's just wonderful. Despite being called Waterworks as a child for crying at the drop of a hat and being groomed for a law career she never desired, Mara made choice to grow up happy and free.

Exiting law school midstream, she pioneered her own path, pulling together her earliest

desires to publish ideas, focused on inclusive leadership, and traveled the world to make new

friends. Following a corporate management career, time as a homeschooling mom, and plenty of eclectic

life experiences, she launched her ultimate vocation in life. Today, Marr is the trademarked

ambassador of happiness, author, podcaster, and international speaker. She purvays paradigm

shifting ideas about influence, leadership, and how to live happy from the inside out.

Well, Mara, that's a pithy summary of your career.

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