I Know Exactly How You Feel

I traveled the path of least resistance most of my life:
Get a job. Get married (maybe more than once). Raise a family.
Buy a home and a car or two. Live paycheck to paycheck.
And pray that someday, somehow, I’d finally catch a break. I went from job to job and eventually realized that I was just spinning my wheels.

But two things ruined me as an employee.

The first was a factory job that paid production rates—the harder I worked, the more I earned. The second was self-employment. I ran a business I loved going to every day. I didn’t count down to weekends or dread Mondays. Work felt like an adventure. I remember thinking, “I am the luckiest person in the world to be paid for something I love.”

But life throws curveballs.
A divorce and relocation forced me to make hard choices. I took what seemed like the “smart” route: I got a real job for security and stability. I kept my online business alive on the side… for a while.

But slowly, it withered.

Week after week, I sold 40 hours of my life to a job where corporate emails boasted about rising profits while I sank deeper into dissatisfaction. I missed the creativity, the passion, the friendships I had built with my customers. I missed the feeling of purpose.

I had chosen security over passion.
And it cost me dearly.

Years went by. I started searching for meaning again. I followed self-help gurus, enrolled in courses, read the books. And it always seemed like the only people truly fulfilled were the ones selling those dreams.

Eventually, I gave up the search. I resigned myself to retirement. But deep down, I knew I didn’t belong in the corporate world. I wasn’t built for a cubicle.

And then something small changed everything:
I watched a commencement speech called Make Your Bed.
So I did.

That one habit sparked a chain reaction: I cleaned, I organized, I got disciplined. I began working out, eating better, and studying successful people. I noticed something they all had in common:
They woke up early and used those first quiet hours for growth.
No phone. No distractions. Just intention.

That’s when it hit me.
Inspiration.

The fire came back.

I recognized my gifts and got certified as a life coach. I rediscovered the passion I thought I’d lost. I was waking up at 5 AM—excited—to work on my goals.

And it all came rushing back:
I wasn’t just good at business—I was great with people.
The customers who became friends.
The ones who came in for products and left feeling seen, heard, supported.

That was my true calling all along:
To be the person I needed most in my own life.

For a long time, I wondered: Why didn’t anyone teach me this sooner?
But now I realize—those “lost” years weren’t wasted.
They taught me everything I needed to help others rise.

Here’s what I learned:

• Your life won’t change until you do.

• You have untapped gifts waiting to be discovered.

• What you don’t know, you can learn.

• Your comfort zone is a trap dressed up as safety.

• Success doesn’t come from luck. It comes from work.

• And yes, you’ll be scared—but do it anyway.

I was terrified to leap. I had no backup plan. My father once told me, “Nobody’s coming to save you.”
And he was right.

But there is something far worse than fear:
Regret.

Lying on your deathbed wishing you’d taken that leap of faith.
Wishing you’d discovered what life could be when you believe in yourself.
When you build a life around your true self, everything changes.

It took me nearly 20 years to find my way back.
But now that I have, my mission is clear:

To help others do the same.
To help you find your purpose, light your inner fire, and wake up every day excited to live the life you were meant for.

Not 20 years from now.
Right now.