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FREELANCING | WRITING
Shining the Light on Content Creation
A professional writer examines her personal drivers for career success
In doing an exercise to uncover the driving forces behind my writing business, I realized that enlightenment is one of them. It’s central to my own life, where I constantly seek to learn new things and apply them. I’m a knowledge collector, interested in knowledge for its own sake as well as in information I can use in a practical way and share with others.
I’ll give you an example. One of my friends calls me Tech Sharon, but it’s not always because I know more about a particular tech issue. It’s more that I’m good at knowing where to find the information I need.
Almost everything I know now started with an effort to understand the object or medium (such as my computer or a web app), and then to figure out how it could be useful. By the end of that process, I usually learned something I could share with others when needed.
Teaching: The DNA in My Writing Career
Whether I do a personality test, an astrology chart or a career suitability exercise, teaching and writing are always at the top of my recommendations. They’re part of my DNA, which isn’t just good for me, but for the…
