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Launching A Book

Almost four years ago I left a high-paying job in New York to become a freelance consultant. I thought this would be a simple case of swapping one labor for another but I was wrong.

Instead, I entered a new reality and had to grapple with many different questions:

• How much money did I really need?

• Who was I if I didn't have a clearly legi…