31. Sharon Bala and Erin on Redefining Ambition and Refining Your Craft

When this week's guest, Sharon Bala, moved from a big city to a remote area, she found a door closed on her corporate communications career and a new one opened for pursuing her interest in being a writer. Fast forward years later, and Sharon has become an award-winning, best-selling author whose debut novel "The Boat People" has been a national hit. In this episode, we talk about her experience in letting go of traditional measures of achievement and instead redefining ambition in the work itself. We also explore developing resilience to failure and rejection, and how community is just as important to a writer as is solitude. Sharon also offers helpful advice for venturing bravely into something new, particularly for aspiring writers. Finally, we build her equation - and she is the first to rethink it as a pie chart with percentages! 60% v + 30% cf + 10% en