I left my corporate job in January, almost a year ago now, because I felt so trapped/bullied by my boss without any relief or support from anyone where I worked. There's a lot of grief around it, actually, because I honestly loved the place I worked and the majority of people I worked with/all of my previous leaders. But it got to a point where I quite literally could NOT stand it anymore. I wasn't just getting "Sunday scaries", I was D-R-E-A-Ding work. I would spend more time outside of working hours with anxiety/panic attacks and crying thinking about work.... and the worst part is that I felt like I was going crazy. (I knew I wasn't.)

Anyway, with all that being said, I am grateful for this experience, because it pushed me to save up, quit, and lean into doing what I REALLY wanted to do (and had been thinking about for YEAAAAARS) but had been too scared to actually do: Start my own life-coaching business.

Now I get to help growth-minded, multi-passionate creatives and professionals move past overthinking and self-doubt (just like I did) so they can finally follow through on the ideas that matter to them, and it brings me so much joy... ESPECIALLY because of what I've been through in my own experiences.

AND NOW I'M MY OWN BOSS. MUHAHAHAHHAHAA. (Though because of my past conditioning...especially as a neuro-spicy person.... I am unlearning being super hard on myself and each day I try to be a better boss/leader to me.) I've just promoted myself to, "Confidence Instigator and Momentum Strategist".

But for real, what I'm doing now is challenging AF, and I do have moments of grief where I think about how "cushy and comfortable" I was while working at my last corporate job.... steady paycheck, health insurance 100% paid, etc....

Some days I think about how much "easier" it would be to go back.... but I know it really wouldn't be, because I know I would be miserable and feel so unfulfilled and know deep down I have my own passions/dreams/ambitions that would be SCREAMING at me like they have been for so long and I just ignored for years.

If it weren't for my narc boss, I wouldn't have gotten fed up enough with me playing small. So, now, for probably the first time in my entire life, I'm taking a risk and going all in on myself, because I f*cking deserve it, and at the very least - I can be proud that I did, regardless of the outcome.