For the first decade of my adult life, I played small.
While I'm proud of the work I did and the life I lived during this time, I followed the safe path laid out by societal norms and pushed down the callings of that still small voice inside me.
I bounced around as a classroom teacher, coached many a season as a swim coach (Go Gators!), earned a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and was on track to becoming a school principal.
As much as I LOVED teaching and working with kiddos, I felt trapped. Daily.
I would stand in front of the classroom and silently think, this isn't for me. Claustrophobic overwhelm would creep in without warning and wasn't a quiet guest. My inner voice grew from a whisper to a shout: I needed to make a change.