The Time Is Now to BREAK FREE! I Just Chose My New Life (And It Feels INCREDIBLE)
How I traded endless meetings for endless possibilities and discovered that choosing yourself is the ultimate plot twist
I'm Writing This from My BREAKTHROUGH Moment (And Laughing My Way to Freedom)
Right now, as I type these words, I'm sitting in my home office in Raymond, Washington, surrounded by our two sleeping rescue pitbulls who are clearly better at work-life balance than I've been for the past three years. Glen is working his magic in his salon in the next town over, and I am living in complete alignment with my purpose for the first time in... well, maybe ever.
We recently lost our dog Lance to cancer, and his absence is a profound reminder that life is precious and finite—which makes choosing freedom over fear even more urgent and beautifully necessary.
And you know what? Today, I chose MYSELF. And it feels absolutely ELECTRIC.
I Just Hit Send on the Most Liberating Emails of My Life
Just before composing this, I completed my resignation letters for June 2, 2025, stepping away from three major leadership roles. Effective July 31st, I'm trading conference room captivity for the wild adventure of building something that actually lights me up every single day.
The response? People aren't asking "Are you crazy?" They're asking "Can you teach me how to be that brave?"
Because apparently, watching someone choose their authentic life is more contagious than community meeting burnout. Who knew?
I'm Done Pretending That Busy Equals Important
Here's what I've discovered: There's a massive difference between being needed and being FREE.
For three years, I convinced myself that working myself into the ground was the same thing as making a difference. I was the person responding to emails at 2 AM in my pajamas while our pitbulls gave me looks that clearly said "Human, you've completely lost the plot."
Plot twist: They were right.
I was so busy being indispensable that I forgot to ask the most important question: "Is this actually the life I want to be living?"
Spoiler alert: It wasn't.
I'm Literally Watching Magic Happen When You Choose Joy
Here's what's been happening since I decided to stop accepting limitations as permanent:
Profile Elite LLC is absolutely EXPLODING with opportunities that make me jump out of bed every morning. I'm connecting with entrepreneurs who want to change the world, building technology that gives people their lives back, and consulting with organizations that are ready to think bigger than "that's just how we've always done it."
Every single conversation energizes me instead of draining me.
Glen is thriving in ways that make my heart sing. When you stop pouring all your energy into other people's visions of what your life should look like, your own vision has space to breathe, grow, and absolutely FLOURISH.
We're not just surviving anymore—we're CREATING.
I'm Building My Legacy One Joyful Decision at a Time
The most beautiful part? Everything I learned while serving others is now serving the world in ways I never imagined.
Those community development strategies? Now they're helping organizations globally build authentic inclusion practices.
Those late-night problem-solving sessions? Now they're frameworks that help entrepreneurs break through their own barriers.
Those relationship-building skills? Now they're connecting changemakers across continents who are ready to build something extraordinary.
I'm not abandoning impact—I'm MULTIPLYING it exponentially.
I'm Choosing Love Over Fear in Every Single Decision
You know what freedom actually looks like? It's choosing love as your primary decision-making strategy.
Love for Glen, who deserves a partner who comes home energized by their work instead of exhausted by obligations.
Love for our two rescue pitbulls, who deserve someone present enough to appreciate their ridiculous personalities—especially now, as we're still healing from losing our dog Lance to cancer just weeks ago.
Love for the communities I've served, who deserve leaders operating from abundance instead of burnout.
Love for myself, which includes the revolutionary act of refusing to accept threats to our basic humanity.
We're planning our international adventure not because we're running from anything, but because we're running TO everything. We're choosing to build our life in a place where our marriage is celebrated, our contributions are valued, and our future is secure.
And honestly? The planning process feels like designing our dream vacation that never ends.
I'm Creating Space for Others to Step INTO Their Power
The most exciting part? The leadership opportunities I'm leaving aren't losses—they're INVITATIONS.
Right now, there are positions waiting for people who are ready to:
Shape policy that transforms entire communities
Drive economic development that creates generational change
Connect dreams with opportunities across entire regions
Coordinate celebrations that bring pure joy while generating massive economic impact
Including the Festival Organization where I'm staying through October because honestly, someone needs to make sure we don't accidentally book interpretive dance and heavy metal on the same stage again. (Don't ask.)
I'm Living Proof That You Can Rewrite Your Story Anytime
Here's what I want you to understand: If someone who spent three years in meetings that could have been emails can suddenly build something this fulfilling, imagine what YOU can create when you stop accepting "this is just how things are" as your final answer.
The framework that's changing my life RIGHT NOW:
Joyful Alignment: Every decision gets filtered through "Does this light me up or drain me?"
Strategic Celebration: I measure success by how much I'm smiling, not how much I'm suffering
Courageous Curiosity: I'm constantly asking "What would I try if I knew it would be fun?"
Legacy Laughter: The best work serves others AND brings you ridiculous amounts of joy
Purpose-Driven Play: When your work aligns with your values, it stops feeling like work
I'm Asking You the Question That Changed Everything
What would happen if you stopped waiting for permission to enjoy your life?
What would happen if you chose possibility over predictability RIGHT NOW?
I'm watching people around me light up because they're seeing what becomes available when someone refuses to settle for "fine." Your BREAK FREE moment might be disguised as the thing that scares you most.
I'm More Excited About Tomorrow Than I've Been in Years
We came to Raymond thinking we'd found our forever home. We're leaving having discovered that home is wherever you're brave enough to be completely yourself.
Glen and I are planning our next adventure with the giddiness of kids planning the world's best road trip. Profile Elite LLC is growing faster than we ever dreamed possible. And somewhere out there, someone is reading this and realizing they're ready for their own plot twist.
That someone might be you.
I'm Inviting You to Join the BREAK FREE Revolution
The time is NOW to BREAK FREE from whatever story you've been telling yourself about what's possible.
You don't need permission. You don't need a perfect plan. You don't need to have it all figured out.
You just need to choose.
Choose joy over obligation. Choose growth over comfort. Choose the life that makes you excited to wake up instead of the one that makes you hit snooze.
Your purpose is calling. Your freedom is waiting. Your moment is HERE.
And honestly? I can't wait to celebrate what you build when you finally choose the life that lights you up.
I'm building something beautiful and having way too much fun doing it. Connect with me if you're ready to BREAK FREE and discover what your life looks like when you stop settling for "fine." Because the world needs more people willing to choose joy over just getting by—and your moment is absolutely NOW.
Let's change the world, one joyful choice at a time.
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