175: UPDATE - She Made $5k In One Week With Calligraphy

About this episode

Mian shares her journey from being a burned-out tax lawyer to successfully embracing her passion for calligraphy.

Mian was a burned-out, unhappy tax lawyer who had quit calligraphy — twice. She had dabbled in it as a kid after her dad bought her a calligraphy set, and again as an adult, but her confidence got the best of her. After adding the titles of lawyer, wife, and mother, calligrapher got pushed to the backburner. But with one brave, “I’m a calligrapher!” proclamation to a fellow creative years after her first pen stroke, Mian found her voice & finally got noticed. Within six months of ta...

People in this episode

Host: Shinah Chang

Guest: Mian

Topics covered

• calligraphy
• entrepreneurship
• personal growth
• confidence
• career change

Keywords

• calligraphy
• entrepreneurship
• career change
• personal growth
• confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: calligraphy, tax lawyer

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