13: Turning a Passion into a Business in the Second Half of Life
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Show Notes
Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about learning how to build a passion into a business and create more confidence in the kitchen with Laney Schwartz. Laney Schwartz is the founder, creator, and recipe developer behind the food blog Life is but a Dish. She creates everyday meals for everyday people and is on a mission to help busy home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen, create simple and delicious meals and cook without being tied to a recipe. Laney lives in Los Angeles, California with her two daughters and husband and loves a kitchen dance party! Laney is giving us motivation, advice, and steps we need to get started and pursue our passions in the second half of life & some cooking advice.
We are going to dig deep into the details of Laney’s journey into her second half of life, she discusses going from being an athlete to discovering a love for teaching kids, to eventually creating a food blog and giant social media platform and sharing her recipes and tips for being more confident in the kitchen with the world.
Some highlights:
Learning ways to become more confident in the kitchen
How being an athlete and teacher, led Laney to become a food blogger
What it was like changing careers
Laney’s experience starting a blog from scratch
Laney’s corn hack that went viral
Golden Nuggets from the episode:
When learning how to cook, it’s important to learn the fundamental basics first
Finding your support system is one of the key parts of being successful
There is a deep intuition in everyone telling them what they are meant to do in their self recreation journey
Find what motivates you and keeps you going
The best way to start something is to just start
Be consistent with anything you do
Build a relationship with your audience
It’s okay to take a step back
Full transcript linked here.
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Laney’s bio:
Laney Schwartz is the founder, creator and recipe developer behind the food blog Life is but a Dish. She creates everyday meals for everyday people and is on a mission to help busy home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen, create simple and delicious meals and cook without being tied to a recipe. Laney lives in Los Angeles, California with her two daughters and husband and loves a kitchen dance party!
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