Hi great people. My name is Ruthanna.
I’m a Certified, Holistic Life Coach. I attained the Holistic Coach Certification Program – Advanced from the Holistic Coach Training Institute – Global.
I’m also a college lecturer specializing in Sociology and Philosophy. I’m also the Patron of the Mentorship & Leadership Club at the college.
Most importantly, I’m a wife and mother to three young adults.
I started this blog because I love dealing with people. I wanted to use my sociology, philosophy, and holistic coaching skills to give back to society.
In addition I love writing. I’m thus a writer and blogger. I decided to use my writing skills to reach people who I can’t reach in person.
I’ve had a flair and passion for reading and writing since I was a small girl. I read anything I lay my hands on.
When I joined secondary school, my passion for reading grew. I read books by numerous authors.
At the same time, my flair for writing grew. I joined the school’s Writers’ Club. We’d write articles for the quarterly school magazine.
When I joined college, I also joined the Writers’ Club. I was one of those who edited the college’s monthly magazine. I also wrote numerous articles for the magazine (some of my articles put me in trouble with some students).
When I became a teacher, I realized I had some free time, especially during the weekends and school holidays. I discovered freelance writing – I could reignite my passion for writing and also make some money.
To make a long story short, I’ve done freelance work as a “ghostwriter” for 15 years.
A “ghostwriter” is hired to write for someone else.
After submitting the work, the client pays the ghostwriter. This means that the ghostwriter loses ownership of the article. The article is credited to someone else as the author.
I’ve written thousands of life coaching articles for reputable magazines and companies as a ghostwriter.
A few months ago, I started asking myself some hard questions.
Here are some questions I asked myself:
1. Why have you been writing as a ‘ghostwriter’ for over 15 years?
Answer
- Because I have several clients who pay me well to write for them. Ghostwriting is therefore, a good side hustle for me.
- Starting my own blog/website is expensive. How do I pay for hosting, domain, etc?
2. Does anyone know you are a damn good writer?
Answer
I have nothing to prove that I’m a good writer! Since I’m a ghostwriter, all the awesome articles I write don’t show that I’m the author. The owners of the magazines and websites are credited as the authors.
3. How else do you want people to remember you?
Answer
I want to leave a legacy as a holistic life coach not only through training people but also through my writing.
After asking myself these tough questions and answering them, I made a final decision. I had to stop “ghostwriting” and unleash Ruthanna the writer.
So, I stopped writing for others and started this blog.
In this blog, I’ll be posting articles that touch on different aspects of life. The various aspects of life include physical, spiritual, social, financial, family, practical, etc.
I hope you will enjoy the content of this blog. More importantly, I hope the content will be beneficial to you.
Welcome, and thanks for passing by. Cheers!
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