I wake up early. My husband and boys are sound asleep. I take in the stillness of the early morning and savor the peace and quiet (ahhhh…). As I sit in my comfy chair and sip my hot coffee, I decide to go down memory lane and reflect on the special gift each decade of life has given me. This is my story… The First Decade of My Life I was loved. You could see it in my parent’s eyes and everything they did for me. As the youngest child, I recall being taken care of all the time. As I grew older, I crawled, I walked, I skipped, I…

I grew up most of my life hearing “don’t be a quitter” but quitting is not always negative and at times in life, quitting is necessary in order to evolve and change. “Quitting is leading too.” – Nelson Mandela Today, in my mid 40’s, I quit life as I routinely know it… for a new life to pursue my dreams. Today I quit the comfort of a steady paycheck… for the opportunity to earn every penny doing what I was meant to do. Today I quit relying on others for my career development… to shape the career I have always wanted. Today I quit thinking that life as an “entrepreneur”…

On a daily basis I find myself thinking how great life is for me right now. At 45 I can say that I am where I always wanted to be. I’m happy where I’m at as a woman, a wife, a mom, a daughter, and a professional. Many people around this age start getting all mid-life crisis-y and the media doesn’t help, always obsessing over youth. I actually feel younger and more energetic now than I did in my 30s, perhaps because my kids are more independent, fun, and can hold interesting conversations. As a matter of fact, I feel like I’m having the opposite of a mid-life crisis. Is…