Greetings Escapees!
We would like to hear your story of escape. Your escape may be completed, in progress, or contemplated. In 2 – 3 paragraphs please describe what you did before, what you are doing now, and why you are doing it.
Feel free to include plugs about your business, URL, tweeter links, etc. This is shameless self promotion time.
All postings may be used on this site, in future audio/video podcasts, ebooks, or print books. If we use your story beyond the web site, we will check with you first in case you are now a multi-millionaire and no longer want the attention.
If you are doing something that wouldn’t go over well with a G rated audience, we probably won’t use your input, so you may want to save yourself some typing if you fall into this category.
Assuming we pick your story in our featured monthly selection, we will need your shirt size and a mailing address. Hats and other styles of shirt are available if you have a more refined sense of fashion. Or you can just buy one if you need something to motivate you in the mirror.
The Road Less Traveled
For over seven years, I worked in Tuscaloosa, Alabama organizing trade shows for a manufacturing company. While it was a great job when I first started. However, I didn’t think I would stay in Tuscaloosa for so long, but life had gotten in the way. While I learned an incredible wealth of knowledge about sales, marketing and trade shows, the workload had changed drastically, and I was miserable.
When I got married in 2004, we knew that Alabama was not the place that would sustain our family, and we moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. Everyone though we were crazy. After all, I had a full time job with benefits, including health insurance. I remember the day I brought in my resignation. On one hand, I was thrilled at the prospect of stepping out there on our own, and yet there was so much fear to step away from what was familiar.
My husband and I started our own writing business, Cutter’s Word, http://www.cuttersword.com as well as our personal blog, http://www.loverollson.wordpress.com. We have thrived in our work and in our community, and we know that we made the best decision.
Having flexibility during the day has been invaluable, and we work hard to accomplish the goals of our clients with a personal and creative touch. We are living our passion by working with other businesses and organizations in their marketing needs, helping others find their voice, telling stories that affect our community, inspiring others, and we can’t ask for anything more.
For more information or if you have additional questions, please feel free to email me at megan.cutter@gmail.com.
Warm regards,
Megan