You CAN Quit the High Profile Job You Love to Follow Your Dreams – All You Need is This Survival Guide and a Haircut with Melinda Hasting [ 1:04:08 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
- Melinda after lopping her long locks. Change is good.
After the death of her best friend, the CEO of the huge non-profit American YouthWorks, Melinda Hasting, decided that life is too short not to do what you love. Thing is… she was passionate about the corporate job, too! But as life unfolds and changes, so do our passions and focus. Our passions grow with us.
In this electric LoveYourWorkLife interview, Melinda and I explore this new chapter in her life – what motivates her, her writing process, what it’s like to have the kids grown and out of the house, and what it’s like to overcome fear, take the leap, and follow your ever changing dreams. (Not to mention what happens when you put your hair in a pony tail and hack off your signature long locks!) This is one podcast interview you don’t want to miss!
A taste of what you’ll hear on this riveting interview:
- How turning 40 gives insight into “knowing ourselves,” “being in our own bodies,” and seeing what we really want in life.
- How losing her friend compelled her to quit her job and take the leap from non-profit CEO into freelance writing.
- What it’s like to live on way less money while pursuing her passions.
- What it’s like to transition from corporate office to full time writer.
- Her best marketing tool.
- And much more…
How to find Melinda:
- Melinda Hasting on Facebook (go ahead and “friend her” – don’t be shy!)
About Melinda Hasting
- Melinda’s signature long locks
Melinda is a writer, poet and songwriter who lives on the funky east side of Austin, TX. After a long career operating urban public schools for at-risk youth, Melinda quit her day job last spring to write full time.
Her background is rather unique: She had three kids by the time she was twenty-two years old and became an activist for better urban schools after her two young sons were nearly killed in a drive-by shooting in 1994.
This event led her to work with the Texas Legislature to develop policies that supported safer educational options for minority students living in urban areas.
She has been involved with twenty-eight charter schools over her career, and most recently, she was acting CEO of American Youthworks, a local high school that teaches young people cutting-edge environmental job skills.
In early 2010, after one of her closest friends died in an accident, Melinda decided to take the plunge and become a freelance writer. She cut her signature long hair, picked up her guitar and MacBook, and moved to the east side. She even got herself a kitten.
She is currently completing a book about at-risk youth and offers freelance copy writing for local businesses, musicians, and others. She has even written and recorded five songs and has learned guitar well enough to play the occasional community gig.
Melinda’s interview with Kris Kristofferson was a music feature piece in the Austin Chronicle last year, and she is a consultant to local musicians who need help promoting their music to a wider audience.
She is currently single and just fine with that.
LoveYourWorkLife Moral by Melinda Hasting:
- Practice authentic physical circulation.
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