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07/03/2025

You Celebrate Freedom Once a Year—
But What If You Could Live It Daily?

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀, 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴:
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟰𝘁𝗵…
...𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
- 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺.
- 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺.
- 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺
- 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺.

Here’s the truth:
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀.

1. Redefining Freedom
𝗪𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹.

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲.
- 𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.
- 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
- 𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 "𝘆𝗲𝘀" 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 "𝗻𝗼" 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽? 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆?

𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹.

2. What You Can Control
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹...
...𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻:

- 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲
- 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲
- 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺
- 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘆

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽.

3. How to Use July Momentum
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆—i𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲-𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆—t𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.
- 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
- 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽.
- 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲: “I’𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄.”

4. Your Declaration of Independence
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺?
- 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?
- 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻?
- 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵?

5. Where Faith Meets Freedom
𝗔𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲—

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴—
- 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
- 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.
- 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁.
- 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀.

Ready to Build That Kind of Freedom?

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲—s𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆.

This time, don’t just celebrate freedom—create it.

06/25/2025

Start Before You’re Ready (Because You’re Never Really Ready)

You’re already enough to begin. 💛

Let’s be honest.

You’ve been thinking about it for months. Maybe even years.
That thing—the home-based business idea, the mentorship offer, that class, the legacy-driven dream. It’s been nudging at your heart, whispering, “Start now.”

But then your brain chimes in with:
“You’re not ready.”
“You don’t know enough yet.”
“Once the kids are older...”
“After the summer...”
“When you finally get that website done.”

Sound familiar?

The Problem: Waiting Feels Safe

But here’s the truth most people won’t tell you:

You will never feel 100% ready.
And that’s okay. Just take that first step!

In fact, if you’re waiting to be ready, you’re probably losing interest in your purpose. The longer you wait, the more confidence, income, and clarity you lose.

Let’s break the lie that says you have to be perfectly prepared before you begin. Instead, here’s what actually works:

1. Let Go of Perfection. Just START!
Perfection isn’t the prerequisite. It’s the prison.
The myth that your branding, timing, or even personal healing must be complete before you start is what’s holding you back. You’re learning, living, and growing—and that’s the most relatable kind of leadership there is.
“Done is better than perfect. Starting is better than dreaming.”

2. Start With What You Have. Activate the Miracles!
You don’t need a team. You don’t need $10k worth of tech. You don’t need permission.
You need your story. Your voice. Your intention.
When you use what’s in your hands, you create space for God to do what only He can. Movement activates miracles!

3. Make “Messy” Your Method. Action brings Confidence!
Messy is where we learn to do better. Messy means you’re trying.
Your first post won’t be perfect. Your first live might be awkward. Your first product or offer might flop.
But through the messy, you’ll discover who you are and what you’re truly capable of. Confidence doesn’t come before action—it comes from it.

4. Focus on Progress. Choose to Show UP!
Every post, every step, every “small” move adds up.
You don’t have to go viral. You don’t need a giant launch.
You need consistency, courage, and connection.
The more you show up, the more your audience—and your heart—will trust you.

5. Celebrate Action. Plant the seeds and they will grow.
You did something. That matters.
Celebrate that you showed up—even if the tech glitched. Celebrate that you recorded the video—even if no one watched. Celebrate that you spoke your truth—even if it was shaky.

You’re planting seeds. Keep watering them.
Your Future is Waiting—But You Don’t Have To

You were never meant to wait for perfect.

You were meant to move with purpose.

You’re already enough to begin. 💛

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You don’t need to be ready.
You just need to start!

08/06/2024

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07/16/2024

After being away from rowing for a bit...

I noticed it is the dog days of summer challenge. I have to say this is one of my favorite rowing challenges!

Week 1 - Row 10k meters
Week 2 - Row 20k meters
Week 3 - Row 30k meters
Week 4 - Row 40 k meters

What a great way to "heat up" the summer.

Anyone joining the Concept2 Rowing Challenge?