I'm a new subscriber (from Australia), but I want you to know I really appreciate your honest writing and refreshing ideas. I hope you can continue to keep working for yourself and writing, because I love your work (it's so original!).
Speaking of cringe-factor, until I read your book Free Time (because Cal Newport plugged you in his book Slow Productivity) I would cringe at the advice written in most business books and courses. I thought maybe I wasn't a 'business type' person because I cared more about people, community, my health and the environment more than making a quick buck. But reading your books has shifted my thinking in a dramatic and profound way.
I work as a public speaker and I lost a lot of clients due to my decision to stop doing in-person speaking jobs in schools. Speaking to hundreds of students in poorly ventilated spaces was not aligned with my value of health (I don't want to get covid and long covid). Sometimes I miss the in-person jobs but I am finding joy in new ways of working and rediscovering parts of myself that aren't connected with making money (e.g., cooking and hiking). What I'm trying to say is your books Free Time and Pivot have helped me to readjust and get through a very difficult period. Thank you Jenny.
Hi Jane! Apologies for being so slow to reply — I just wanted to share how much this wonderful comment means to me—you've made my month! Thank you for signing up for Doh, and I'm sending big hugs and high-fives your way in Australia!
I am so grateful to know that being here (and my books) can give at least a small permission slip for going your own way, and doing business in a way that aligns with your spirit and intuition, and your health!
Kudos for listening to that inner voice telling you it was time to ramp down in-person events, and I love knowing it's already opening up new avenues and discoveries — including life-giving interests like cooking and hiking :D
Please do stay in touch, and keep me posted as your adventures unfold! Thank you again for taking the time to leave such a nice note — it really gave me an equally much-needed boost during a rollercoaster time :)
Hi Jenny,
I'm a new subscriber (from Australia), but I want you to know I really appreciate your honest writing and refreshing ideas. I hope you can continue to keep working for yourself and writing, because I love your work (it's so original!).
Speaking of cringe-factor, until I read your book Free Time (because Cal Newport plugged you in his book Slow Productivity) I would cringe at the advice written in most business books and courses. I thought maybe I wasn't a 'business type' person because I cared more about people, community, my health and the environment more than making a quick buck. But reading your books has shifted my thinking in a dramatic and profound way.
I work as a public speaker and I lost a lot of clients due to my decision to stop doing in-person speaking jobs in schools. Speaking to hundreds of students in poorly ventilated spaces was not aligned with my value of health (I don't want to get covid and long covid). Sometimes I miss the in-person jobs but I am finding joy in new ways of working and rediscovering parts of myself that aren't connected with making money (e.g., cooking and hiking). What I'm trying to say is your books Free Time and Pivot have helped me to readjust and get through a very difficult period. Thank you Jenny.
Take care,
Jane
Hi Jane! Apologies for being so slow to reply — I just wanted to share how much this wonderful comment means to me—you've made my month! Thank you for signing up for Doh, and I'm sending big hugs and high-fives your way in Australia!
I am so grateful to know that being here (and my books) can give at least a small permission slip for going your own way, and doing business in a way that aligns with your spirit and intuition, and your health!
Kudos for listening to that inner voice telling you it was time to ramp down in-person events, and I love knowing it's already opening up new avenues and discoveries — including life-giving interests like cooking and hiking :D
Please do stay in touch, and keep me posted as your adventures unfold! Thank you again for taking the time to leave such a nice note — it really gave me an equally much-needed boost during a rollercoaster time :)