I Built a Portfolio Writing Career so I Can Travel the World

Ready to transition out of corporate burnout into sovereign digital writing? Book a paid 1-hour writer strategy call at https://linktr.ee/halonablack. Together, we will audit your skills, isolate your highest-value income streams, and build a concrete roadmap to fund your freedom. ---------------------------------- In this video, I challenge the myth that being a successful writer means sitting in a corporate marketing cubicle or starving while waiting for a big book advance. Instead, I share how I built a high-margin portfolio writing career that allows me to earn American dollars on my own schedule and live anywhere in the world. Since 2018, I have lived in 10 different countries—currently calling Playa del Carmen, Mexico home. I break down exactly what a portfolio career looks like, drawing from my own diverse experiences: 02:11 - Wellness & Education: Recipe writing and development for social media influencers, cookbook ghostwriting, and developing food education curricula for nonprofit organizations. 05:18 - B2B & Tech Writing: Writing tech newsletters for CEOs, high-level white papers, ebooks, and offering content strategy consulting. 06:31 - Creative Coaching: Memoir coaching and helping women in midlife bring non-fiction book ideas to life. I also discuss why this model is a game-changer for high-achieving women over 40. From taking back control of your income to designing a workspace that honors your physical health, perimenopause, and spiritual practices—a portfolio career lets you put your life and well-being first. You don't need a new degree or certificate to start; you just need to leverage the specialized knowledge you already possess. If you want to start flexing your writing muscles weekly alongside an intimate community of women in midlife, join my Substack newsletter, Wealthy, Wise, and Whole, at halona.substack.com. For just $5 a month or $30 a year, you can unlock our weekly course, Discovering Yourself in Midlife, designed to help you pull out and write the stories of your life. Find all the links pinned in the first comment or description box below. Don't forget to like, comment with your portfolio career ideas, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. https://linktr.ee/halonablack