<description>&lt;p&gt;Jamila Reddy is a writer, meditation guide, ex-entrepreneur, and dear friend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we talk about:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;What it means to be a writer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The capacity it takes to self-publish&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stepping away from entrepreneurship&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Self-promotion vs self-expression&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The marketing work required to keep a business afloat&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The joys (and horrors) of working for others&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Paywalls as a way of gathering community&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Healthy distraction and self-care that doesn’t feel like labor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;New definitions of success&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in the episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buttondown-0000.com/c/MjYxN2QxMjktZDBkMi00ODg5LWI4MzktOTYwNjhlYmY4MTU2fGY2Y2Y3NTExLWY2YjMtNDU2OC1hYmViLWY4Yjk3NDg4NjZjNXxodHRwczovL2NvZHljb29rcGFycm90dC5teWZsb2Rlc2suY29tL242eXlybmNwYXg/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jb2R5Y29va3BhcnJvdHQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bG9va2luZy1mb3ItYW5jaG9yc3xlbWFpbA=="&gt;Creative Ideation Portal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://jamilareddy.me/"&gt;Jamila’s website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://jamilareddy.substack.com/"&gt;Jamila’s newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href="https://www.softersounds.studio/"&gt;Softer Sounds&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://saltbreaker.bandcamp.com/"&gt;Saltbreaker&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://sundogcowboy.com/"&gt;Jess Herrera&lt;/a&gt; for their help making this podcast. If you&amp;apos;d like to support the show, please &lt;a href="https://buttondown.com/codycookparrott#subscribe-form"&gt;become a paying subscriber of my newsletter, Cody&amp;apos;s World&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Monday Monday at &lt;a href="https://codycookparrott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;codycookparrott.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Common Shapes

Cody Cook-Parrott

The Dance of Self-Employment with Jamila Reddy

OCT 8, 202563 MIN
Common Shapes

The Dance of Self-Employment with Jamila Reddy

OCT 8, 202563 MIN

Description

<p>Jamila Reddy is a writer, meditation guide, ex-entrepreneur, and dear friend.</p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><ul><li>What it means to be a writer</li><li>The capacity it takes to self-publish</li><li>Stepping away from entrepreneurship</li><li>Self-promotion vs self-expression</li><li>The marketing work required to keep a business afloat</li><li>The joys (and horrors) of working for others</li><li>Paywalls as a way of gathering community</li><li>Healthy distraction and self-care that doesn’t feel like labor</li><li>New definitions of success</li></ul><p> </p><p>Mentioned in the episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://buttondown-0000.com/c/MjYxN2QxMjktZDBkMi00ODg5LWI4MzktOTYwNjhlYmY4MTU2fGY2Y2Y3NTExLWY2YjMtNDU2OC1hYmViLWY4Yjk3NDg4NjZjNXxodHRwczovL2NvZHljb29rcGFycm90dC5teWZsb2Rlc2suY29tL242eXlybmNwYXg/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jb2R5Y29va3BhcnJvdHQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bG9va2luZy1mb3ItYW5jaG9yc3xlbWFpbA==">Creative Ideation Portal</a></li><li><a href="https://jamilareddy.me/">Jamila’s website</a></li><li><a href="https://jamilareddy.substack.com/">Jamila’s newsletter</a></li></ul><p> </p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.softersounds.studio/">Softer Sounds</a>, <a href="https://saltbreaker.bandcamp.com/">Saltbreaker</a>, and <a href="https://sundogcowboy.com/">Jess Herrera</a> for their help making this podcast. If you&apos;d like to support the show, please <a href="https://buttondown.com/codycookparrott#subscribe-form">become a paying subscriber of my newsletter, Cody&apos;s World</a>.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Monday Monday at <a href="https://codycookparrott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">codycookparrott.substack.com/subscribe</a>