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#12 From Columnist to Author: Career Self Care with Minda Zetlin

Dec 15, 2022

In this episode, Estelle Erasmus and Sherry Paprocki speak with Minda Zetlin. Minda is the author of her new book Career Self-Care and writes the highly popular “Laid-Back Leader” column for Inc.

Her articles and workshops offer research-backed advice to help ambitious people get the most out of their careers and their lives. She is the author or coauthor of several books, most recently The Geek Gap. A former president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), she lives in Snohomish, Washington. 

 

In this episode: 

  • How Minda found her path from freelancing to becoming a columnist.
  • Finding a mentor and the power of asking for help. 
  • The benefit of writers' organizations, such as ASJA.

 

Connect with Minda:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindazetlin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindaZetlin

Website: https://mindazetlin.wordpress.com 

Minda’s Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Career-Self-Care-Increase-Happiness-Fulfillment/dp/1608687325/

Minda's column on Inc.com: https://www.inc.com/author/minda-zetlin

 

And, as a bonus for our listeners, get three months of my daily Career Self-Care texts for free (usually $4.95 a month): https://joinsubtext.com/career-self-care?promo=NEWSLETTER90

 

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Connect with Estelle:

Website: https://estelleserasmus.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EstelleSErasmus

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@estelleserasmus

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/estelle.sobel.erasmus/

Estelle’s Classes: https://estelleserasmus.com/classes

 

Connect with Sherry: 

Website: https://sherrybeckpaprocki.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paprockisherry/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherry.paprocki

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sherrypaprocki

Book: www.freelancefancy.com

 

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