I thought I had it all figured out.

After leaving my corporate career, I had a solid plan. I was going to publish a book, build a wellness business and create the life I'd been dreaming of for years.  I had goals, spreadsheets and strategies.  I was ready to make it happen.

But a few months in, something felt off.  The feeling was familiar in a way that made me uneasy. Was I just building a new treadmill?

I stood at the edge of the river, looking across the bridge that leads to my favorite hiking trail.  It was a Friday morning, and I’d been wrestling with a question I couldn’t answer sitting in my office. 

I'd been working on the manuscript for my second book, Walking with the Sage, which focuses on the practice of accessing your inner wisdom through intentional time in nature.  But staring at the computer screen, I was stuck on “the hows.”  How do I share this?  How do I guide others through this practice?  What does that even look like?

So I did what the book itself teaches.  I headed into nature.

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?