I have a dream to own a business. I\u2019m working on this dream now, and while it\u2019s exciting, I\u2019d be lying if I said that it was all rainbows and butterflies. One of my biggest challenges is loneliness. I am the only one working on my business right now and I\u2019ve entered a new type of work environment in which I can\u2019t turn to a colleague at 5pm on Friday and say, \u201cHey, let\u2019s grab a glass of wine; we worked hard this week.\u201d I have no one to ask except my cat.<\/p>\n
As a result, I have adopted a new habit to help me adapt to my new work environment: podcasts. Podcasts are online radio shows hosted by someone about a specific topic. They can be streamed and downloaded via iTunes<\/a>, or through an app such as Downcast<\/a>. Here are my top three favorite podcasts to listen to for motivation, inspiration, and business-know-how. I think you\u2019ll like them, and if you\u2019re a solopreneur like me, then they may help you feel more socially engaged during the workday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have a dream to own a business. I\u2019m working on this dream now, and while it\u2019s exciting, I\u2019d be lying if I said…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[405],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/podcast.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2904"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2906,"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2904\/revisions\/2906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cakenwhiskey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Call me Meghan. As I sit down to introduce myself, I can\u2019t help but wonder why I named my blog, megbollenback.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Perhaps it was born out of a moment of rebellion or just a symbol of change and trying something new. To bring you into my world, in Fall 2014 I effectively retired from my corporate career, running operations for a high growth healthcare start-up company. Prior to that, I spent some time working in the hospitality industry. Since the fall, I\u2019ve started my latest journey and adventure as a writer and creative professional in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 I blog about food, life and am starting to discuss the process I\u2019m going through to intentionally craft a lifestyle and career that I value and find joy in. I\u2019ll be sharing thoughts on that process here at CAKE&WHISKEY and look forward to sharing my perspective on the sweet and spirited side of business.\u00a0 And honestly, I answer to Meg, too.<\/h5>\n
Blog: www.megbollenback.com,\u00a0Facebook: www.facebook.com\/megbollenback,\u00a0Instagram: MegBollenback,\u00a0Twitter: @megbollenback<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"