Jen Ruiz on changing careers from law to travel journalism, the business of writing, and staying focused

Jen Ruiz is a lawyer turned full-time travel writer and entrepreneur. She’s a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and award-winning journalist. Jen has been featured by Forbes, The Washington Post, and named a Top Latina Travel Expert by The Points Guy and Mitú. She’s the solo female traveler behind Jen on a Jet Plane and aims to encourage others to stop waiting and start living. We talk about how she balanced working full-time as an attorney while pursuing travel writing and content creation on the side, her processes when it comes to writing articles, blog posts, and books, the business side of writing, adventures with her new puppy, and how to stay focused and not compare yourself to others.    Follow Jen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenonajetplane/  Check out Jen’s website: https://jenonajetplane.com/  Subscribe to Version 1's substack: version1podcast.substack.com/  Follow Version 1 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/version1podcast/ Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/waverlycolville