From Start-Up to Grown-Up—Ethan Evans: Dancing with Uncomfortable Territory in Your Career

So I guess I'm curious, what made you start writing online? And did you ever feel like, oh, I don't know what I'm doing here?

Well, I certainly have gotten into territory that made me uncomfortable because I try to be pretty transparent and I've addressed topics that are taboo. I've addressed being divorced and what led to my divorce. I've addressed being wealthy and trying to own the word and say, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm not gonna tell you, oh, I'm well-to-do or I'm comfortable. You know, most people, if they looked at me and say, oh, you're wealthy, so own it. Don't hide from like, "No, no," and don't play humble pie. But those topics can be very uncomfortable because some people will then lash out at you. So you have to decide if that's okay. As for not knowing, what led me to start writing was I see people struggling with their careers in ways that I feel are obvious to me and clearly aren't obvious to them. I wanted to help them out by saying, "Look." You know, you keep stubbing your toe on the door and I can see it, but you apparently can't. Here's what to do differently.