Do you have a secret dream for your life? One that you’ve pictured so many times that you can close your eyes and feel it wash over you? Summers in Europe with your tall, dark, and handsome man driving you along the winding cliffs of the Amalfi Coast, your laptop tucked in the backseat where you've just launched your million dollar online business, knowing you are making the most of your time on this planet.

It’s the modern day love story: woman starts side hustle, side hustle unleashes her creativity, she reclaims her career, builds her dream business, and lives happily ever after.

"I have always wanted success and knew I would achieve it. But I always thought it would happen overnight. Like I would just wake up one day and it would fall into my lap. That "someday" it will happen. As if I would just one day transition from my average day to day life into this mystical world of success. Funny how years have passed and I still believe that day is coming."

I treasure this quote by Robin Sharma. It helped me release the need to find my "one thing" and instead to start caring about living a deeply fulfilling life on my own terms. One where my relationships are as important as my income and my experiences are valued as highly as my accomplishments.

When you're building a career off the beaten path, it's hard to put into words what you're trying to achieve. Your career is a mystery to most, so your superpowers become: finally embracing your ambition without second-guessing yourself, embodying so much clarity and confidence that you're excited about the journey, being your full self all the time, and surrounding yourself with people who light you up.

One day, I quit my career in tech. I took my consulting "side hustle" and turned it into the six figure business it deserved to be. I started writing and building my online presence. The more embarrassed I felt in front of my former peers, the more empowered I became that I was finally living outside the little box I had stuffed myself into.

Now? My career reflects who I am and I get to help other professionals do the same and step into their proudly ambitious selves.

For a long time, I looked up to other ambitious, spiritual, confident, and expansive leaders online. In my heart, I was one of them, but in reality? I was still playing the corporate game. I was living a life boxed in by my perfectionism, overthinking, and people pleasing.