I’m very behind on my feeds, so I just saw this. I wanted to say congrats! Maybe that seems like a weird comment to offer, but I think congratulations are in order when someone figures out and hones in on what is most important to them.

Now that you have more free time…how about a happy hour/dinner soon?

@Andre – Thank you so much for those encouraging words! I admire your ambition as well. As overachievers, we want to do it all. There’s so many opportunities out there, so many goals we can pursue. It’s as if we have to be just as intentional with prioritizing being content and enjoying what we have & what we’re doing right now. I finally get to stop and appreciate where I am at this moment. Thank you, too, for the reminder that we ARE still so young, compared to how long it took our parents/grandparents to build their careers. I have to keep telling myself that I’ve got plenty of time!

I have kept up with you for quite some time now and I must say that in the short amount of time that I have known you, you have accomplished an incredible amount. And not to discount any of it, but you have done so at such a young age. You have built a great “brand” around you and have imparted knowledge to countless individuals. Reading this was music to my ears – because I tend to be an overachiever and have bouts of burnout that leave me sometimes regretting.

You don’t want that to happen. This is the time in your life where you are still in growth mode, finding out so many things but also realizing that you will not have this time in your life again. I’m actually pretty happy that you have been given a blinking neon sign to rethink a few things and take some time to enjoy you and get some more perspective.

I’m cheering you on and in turn I refresh myself and my goals. Take care.