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May always feels like a turning point for me. The weather changes, summer sport seasons ramp up, and every weekend seems to book up fast. Goals that felt exciting in January suddenly start feeling heavy. For a lot of people, this is the month where motivation starts to fade and the reality of their daily habits starts to kick in. I’ve noticed something in my own life through coaching, sales, leadership, and even running events: Most growth doesn’t happen when you are ready an

I had to use a plant metaphor for this one—because some people may not know, I’m a bit of a plant nerd. I earned an associate’s degree in horticulture and spent four years working in the green industry before joining the Navy. When I was assigned the rate of Information Systems Technician (IT), I had no background in computers and honestly had no idea what I was doing—but I made it work. Now, I’m working as a bookkeeper at Mettle Ops. It’s not the path I originally pictured,

There’s something about spring that feels like a quiet reset. Not loud or dramatic—just steady change. The air softens, the days stretch a little longer, and everything that felt stuck during the winter starts to move again. After months of gray skies and routines that can feel repetitive, spring shows up as a reminder that progress doesn’t always have to be forced. Sometimes it just happens when the conditions are right. In work and in life, winter seasons are real. The bu

After years of looking for a house, I am happy to report that I will be closing on a house at the end of March. Stepping into this new phase of my life has made me reflect on everything we went through to get here. The housing market was a real struggle when I first started looking. I thought I was ready to take on the huge responsibility of it all. That was until every house we put in an offer for had people paying thousands of dollars out of pocket in the form of an apprais