I Took The Leap on My Side Hustle

My journey as an extreme introvert led me to building a content writing business that replaces my full-time income

Lauren Shroll
7 min readAug 1, 2022
Photo by Avi Richards on Unsplash

Next to hitch-hiking with a fortune-teller on a mountaintop in Thailand, this is one of the scarier moves I’ve made in my life.

I took the leap to go full-time in my content writing business. The contracts were officially signed a couple of days ago and I wrapped on my full-time job last week. Today marks the new beginning.

One thing to note is — I feel anxiously free. This is the part that I didn’t expect. I woke up this morning and felt like I had too many possibilities. I could do so many things. Where do I start?

Overall though, this is the choice that I made. I can’t complain about options. I have the freedom to dictate my hours and where my energy goes. This has been a long-time dream. Now, the reality is surreal.

I wanted to share the journey, the struggles involved, and some tips for showing up confidently as an introverted entrepreneur (including the ways I landed my freelance clients).

How It Started

I’ve wanted to build a business since I was eight. (Over the years, I attempted this through food-based endeavors like bake…

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Lauren Shroll

Ax-throwing cake decorator turned tech startup nerd. I write content for B2B SaaS and F&B startups. Website: camilleoutsidethebox.com