How To Create An Income From What Brings You Joy with Elise Downing

Do you want to become an expert in your subject, and make an income from what you enjoy? Or perhaps you have a passion that you would love to embed into your work life?

Elise Downing is a runner who turned her passion into a writing career. Since becoming the first woman to run around the coast of Britain in 2016, Elise has written her debut travel memoir Coasting, one of The Times' Best Sports Books of 2021, and her guidebook Walk Britain.

She has diversified her passion into public speaking, content creation, marketing, wildlife trail design, modelling, event organising, and more — and you can create your own ideal career, too. In the session, Elise will cover: 

• Identifying your niche and becoming an expert in your subject;
• Diversifying your income and managing continuous change;
• Work-life balance when your professional and personal lives overlap;
• What to do when it stops feeling fun;
• And more!

As with all our events, there will also be the chance to ask your own questions both live and in advance. But wait – there's more!

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Meet The Speaker

Elise is a runner and writer, best known for becoming the first woman to run around the coast of Britain in 2016 - a story she's been telling ever since. She's the author of travel memoir Coasting (named as one of The Times' Best Sports Books of 2021) and Walk Britain (a guidebook of 90 car-free walking routes around the UK, promoting more sustainable and accessible adventures). She's been self-employed for six years and done a whole host of different things to pay the bills: writing, public speaking, freelance marketing, content creation, wildlife trail design, modelling, event organising... the list goes on.

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