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Amy Ragland has been writing for financial firms for 20 years, creating a career that has allowed her the flexibility to raise two teenagers with her husband, care for aging family members, volunteer in her community, and mentor new freelancers . At the core of this conversation is the belief that our work holds meaning not only in the tasks we perform but also in the freedom it provides us to pursue other important aspects of our lives when we're not working.

We also dive into the practicalities of freelancing, such as:

- Amy's advice for operating a freelance writing business
-Determining if an agency model is right for you
-Balancing paid and unpaid work
-Why Amy offers free business chats to new freelancers

Amy's experience and willingness to share was so helpful. I learned so much in this conversation and I'm sure you will too!

About the guest:

Amy Ragland is a freelance writer. She started freelancing in 2002, back before digital content marketing was even a thing. She freelanced for about 15 years as a generalist writer before pivoting into full-time freelance in 2017. Today, she writes content and copy for the financial services industry, creating content for wealth management firms, banks and WealthTech providers through her company, Luminary Financial Content. She and her husband, Brad, live with their two teenage daughters in Wichita, Kansas.

Mentioned in this episode:

Amy's website: www.luminaryfc.com

Amy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyragland/

What We Aim To Do is a podcast about vocation. Featuring conversations with artists, writers, and founders, host Megan Nichols asks questions about the challenges and joys of pursuing meaningful work, balancing ambition with well-being, and finding purpose in the work we share with the world.

www.whatweaimtodo.com

Megan Nichols is the author of the chapbook Animal Unfit (Belle Point Press, 2023). Her poems have appeared in Iron Horse Literary Review, The Threepenny Review, Frontier Poetry and elsewhere. She lives in the Ozark Mountains.

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