Let’s Do What We Love

I’ve made a bold decision. A decision that shouldn’t be considered bold, but certainly feels it. I’ve decided to do what I love.

I know…outrageous…radical…unreal…

In 2019 I left my career as a teacher, not entirely of my own choice (more on that later). I scrambled for a job and landed a position working with adult evening students at my alma mater. Six weeks later, the school cut the program. Not only was I furious on behalf of my students, but I was stunned that the school where I had grown and learned cared not that they were letting a graduate go without any regard for where I would land.

And this, my friends, is how I ended up in IT. I know, hilarious. I can’t tell you how many of my friends have laughed out loud when I told them. I was picked up to work in change management for the campus’s upcoming software implementation. I had been working on the project in my role within the adult studies program, and the project manager had noticed my hard work and rescued me.

So for the past three years, I’ve been helping schools with change management. I have made so many strong relationships, and I’ve met people from across the country. My experience teaching translated beautifully as I worked to organize testing, create training materials and courses, and draft communications for various audiences across campus.

Yet as these projects come to an end, I find myself wondering what’s next.

Perhaps the answer is “what I love”.

I published my first novel in 2019. Then COVID came and my efforts to promote the book were dashed. Since then, I’ve been working here and there on my brand. I’ve drafted podcasts, worked on new novels, and offered consulting services. I even made this website.

Now it’s time to leap. And I know it’s time, because when I think about doing what I love, it isn’t scary–it’s exhilarating.

I love writing. I love reading. I love storytelling. I love teaching. I love helping others tell their stories. I love creativity. I love celebrating the beautiful diversity of human experience.

I am privileged to be in a place where I can take this leap, and I don’t plan to squander it.

I’m so glad you’re along for the ride!