What are you still holding onto that no longer serves you?

Hi Reader,

Friend,

Take a breath with me for a second, because what I'm about to share has been sitting on my heart for weeks.

I stepped down as CEO of my company.

Let me take you back for a second. This company started as a dream back in June of 2020, in the heart of the pandemic, while I was still in a corporate job, wondering if there was more for me than the life I'd built for everyone else's approval.

I didn't have a roadmap, funding, or any idea what I was doing. I just had a feeling I couldn't ignore.

Now, you might be thinking something went wrong. It didn't. In fact, the opposite happened...something finally clicked into place.

Here's what I've come to know as true: a title is just a costume. It tells people where you've been, not where you're going. And you may know what it feels like to hold onto something long after it's stopped fitting; that quiet tug that tells you it's time, even before your mind catches up.

That's exactly what happened to me.

As you keep reading, notice how that lands in your own body because I believe God is calling me and I have a feeling you already sense where your next yes might be waiting for you too.

For me, that yes is already taking shape in real, tangible ways; not someday plans, but things I'm living out right now.

Here's what that looks like...

🎤 Speaking — I'm saying yes to more stages, because every time I step into a room, I get to remind someone that real confidence isn't self-made. It's God-backed. Imagine what shifts when a whole room starts to believe that!

📖 Writing — I'm deep into my next book, and it's the most vulnerable thing I've ever written. It's about forgiveness; the real, messy, years-long kind. I'm telling the story of how I came to forgive my father, and everything that journey taught me about letting go of what I thought I was owed so I could finally be free.

🎙️ Podcasting — GRASP Confidence Podcast just crossed 200 episodes and climbed into the top 2.5% of podcasts globally!

🤝 Coaching — I'm working closely, 1:1, with some incredible leaders ready to do the deep work and accomplish their dreams.

Here's the shift I want to share with you: going forward, I'm moving to a referral-only model for new coaching clients.

Here's the heart behind it...

I don't want to spend my energy chasing new names. I want to pour everything into the people already walking this journey beside me; making sure they feel seen, supported, and set up to win. Slower and deeper beats fast and shallow every time.

The whole world is racing toward more automation. More tricks. More tools. More AI doing the thinking for us.

But I'm going the opposite direction.

While everyone else is optimizing for scale, I'm optimizing for connection. While everyone else is automating the relationship away, I'm leaning further into it.

Slower, yes. But it's human.

And human is exactly what this world needs more of right now, not less.

That's the whole model now: relationship, trust, referral. No funnels or pitches.

Just people who believe in the work enough to pass it forward and refer others our way.

I'm sharing all of this because I want you to notice something as you finish reading: the bravest thing you'll ever do isn't climbing higher. It's letting go of the thing you thought you needed to be respected, so your hands (and heart) are finally free to hold what actually matters.

Here's what I know is possible on the other side of that yes: a life that isn't built around who you think you're supposed to be, but around what genuinely makes you feel alive.

So here's my charge to you today, friend to friend: ask yourself what actually makes you happy. Not what your family, friends, or colleagues expect.

Not what your industry rewards. Not what looks impressive from the outside. Strip all of that away for a moment and ask...what really inspires me? What brings me joy?

Could you do just one thing today that brings you even a piece of that happiness? Not someday. Not when things settle down. Today.

Thank you for walking this journey with me, I'm so glad you are here. ♥️