12 - Creating a Career as a Writer | Keith Farrell's Career Crash Story

This week on the podcast, a career crash story from Keith Farrell. After spending tens of thousands of dollars and six years on college Keith realized that something would have to change for him to create the career he wanted. He decided to pursue his passion for writing and by finding ways to create value, created a career for himself as a ghostwriter.  In this episode:  - How a low point led Keith to decide to pursue a career in writing  - Writing political op-eds as the first signal for his writing  - Finding the intersection of stuff you don't hate, stuff you can do, and stuff others value as the place to start creating - Getting his first job in writing and then breaking out as a freelance ghostwriter  Check out Crash.co for great resources on creating a great career and if you want to share your story email Isaac [at] crash [dot] co