I had a plan.
After deciding to leave my corporate career, I knew exactly what was next: start my own business, publish my first book, step into the life I'd been preparing for during all those years of night classes and weekend explorations. The path forward was clear.
So why did I feel so off?
Read MoreMy decision to leave my corporate career wasn't a gradual realization or a carefully weighed decision. It was instant and visceral—a knowing so clear it bypassed my logical mind entirely. When I learned my boss announced his retirement, I couldn't imagine the process of proving myself once again or navigating yet another reorganization. If I was going to prove myself to anyone, it would be to me.
But here's what's important: that moment of clarity didn't come out of nowhere. It arrived because I'd been following intuitive breadcrumbs for years – small, seemingly insignificant nudges that my inner wisdom had been laying out for me all along.
Read MoreIt’s 3:00 a.m. and you’re wide awake — again.
By every external measure, you’re a success. You’ve checked the boxes, climbed the ladder and built the kind of life others envy. Yet, there’s that little tug, a quiet whisper suggesting that something isn’t quite right.
This isn’t a crisis or a breakdown. It’s a subtle, insistent knowing that you’re meant for something more.
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