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You\\u2019ve spent so much time and energy getting to where you are. You\\u2019ve acquired some incredible skills. It seems like such a waste to walk away from it all. But what if you didn\\u2019t have to? What if you used your skills in a new way? The problem is that most of us only think inside the box we\\u2019ve always been in. You do it how it has always been done.\\xa0

But, with the internet, that no longer has to be your reality. There are so many ways to use your skills. So many ways to make money. It just requires you to think outside of the box. To figure out how you can take those skills and use them in new ways. Ways that serve you better. That\\u2019s exactly what we\\u2019re talking about (plus a lot more) on the podcast this week with Damona Hoffman.\\xa0

Damona spent her career climbing the corporate ladder in Hollywood, holding several creative executive positions at studios like CBS, NBC Universal, and Paramount. But, like many mothers, after she had a child, she realized that the intense hours of her career were no longer what she wanted. After a decade of creating a notable career behind the camera as a TV producer and executive, Damona walked away. As she jumped into her own entrepreneurial journey, Damona used her skills from casting to production in her own business.\\xa0

She not only became a certified dating and relationship coach but she made herself into an on-air personality. She is a regular contributor on The Drew Barrymore Show, CNN Headline News, The Washington Post, and more. She has an advice column in the LA Times. She\\u2019s been featured on various series on the A&E Network.\\xa0

She also parlayed her skills into becoming a professional podcaster (meaning she gets paid to host a podcast for other people). She is now the host of the I Make A Living podcast for Freshbooks where she interviews people who work for themselves. The podcast provides a space to have candid conversations about what it is really like to make your own living. Damona is the perfect example that walking away doesn\\u2019t mean throwing it all away. It means building it on your own terms.