136. From Newspaper Jokes To 40 Million Views with Leighton Hart

About this episode

In this episode, Jay Ramsden interviews Leighton Hart about midlife reinvention and the creative journey.

Send Jay comments via text Ever catch yourself thinking, “If I really tried, I’d be good at that”? This protective thought often keeps us from taking risks, especially during midlife transitions. In this compelling episode, we sit down with Leighton Hart, the creator behind Leighton Writes, to explore the journey of modern midlife reinvention. Leighton shares his insights on navigating early creative sparks, blogging while raising young kids, falling silent during corporate seasons, and event...

People in this episode

Host: Jay Ramsden

Guest: Leighton Hart

Topics covered

• midlife transitions
• creativity
• blogging
• parenting
• reinvention

Keywords

• midlife
• creativity
• blogging
• parenting
• reinvention
• risks
• corporate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leighton Writes

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