Today’s guest is the brilliant Jen Carrington, who has taught me so much about doing work that truly fits around me. This interview is full of so much goodness! We spoke a lot about writing and developing a strong voice across a "content ecosystem", finding your “secret weapon” content, being creative outside of our work, starting a business young, and the mindset work that has led Jen to where she is now.
"There’s a trap you can fall into as a business owner where you think your business is everything… a big thing I’ve learned is, my business is important but it’s not my whole life and there’s a whole version of me outside of this business that needs nurturing, and needs to play and explore."
- Jen Carrington
Some of the things we talked about:
- Loving your business like a marriage (even in the less fun times)
- How Jen developed such a strong voice
- Jen's content ecosystem, including blogging, podcasting & weekly newsletters
- Some of the newsletters we love and why
- Finding your "secret weapon" in your content ecosystem
- Attracting clients in a really organic way that feels good
- Being creative outside of your business
- Jen's favourite writers and books
- Our shared experience of starting a business young
- The mindset work that has led Jen to where she is now
- And saving for taxes!