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Just because you’re damn good at what you do doesn’t mean it lights you up.

You’re crushing it at work. People look up to you. Your expertise is recognized and rewarded. From the outside, you’ve got it made.

But if you’re being honest with yourself, you know there’s something more. Something that would actually light you up instead of just paying the bills. The problem? Making that leap feels monumental when you’re already successful at what you do.

So you tell yourself logical stories: “I’m good at this, why stir the pot?” “I make great money & I should be grateful.”

“Maybe after I hit the next milestone.” “People are counting on me.”

The real fear underneath? Starting over as a beginner when you’ve spent years building expertise. Taking a financial hit when others depend on your income. Looking crazy for leaving something that works.

But here’s the cost of staying: You might end up with a loaded retirement account and all the physical signals of success. But you’ll also slowly resent building someone else’s dreams while your true purpose remains “someday”.

I'm figuring out how to navigate the messy middle & am SLOWLY transitioning from profitable work to work that actually matters to me on a deeper level. And right here on this imperfect website, I am documenting the chaos & progress from my book.

‘How to Be Corporate with Your Pants Down.'

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Here’s What I Know

After 16+ years in healthcare, from sterile processing to medical sales to business ownership, I successfully left corporate America and built my own business. Today, I work with healthcare companies to help them not suck at telling their stories online.

But I’m still becoming this even better, more fulfilled version of myself - and I have no clue what that will look like. What I do know is that my passion and experience can become the inspiration someone else needs to feel armed with ideas and confidence to make their own leap.

My book "‘How to Be Corporate with Your Pants Down’ tells the story of how I transitioned from corporate to building a business on my own terms. I’m a breast cancer survivor, a dedicated mom and wife, and a tattoo-loving force of nature who believes in helping professionals tap into who they truly are.

I’m not here to sell you a perfect system. I’m here to show you what the actual process looks like, and prove that competent people can build something meaningful without losing their minds or their mortgage.

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