You’ve built something solid.
The career.
The credibility.
The income.
From the outside, it all looks like freedom.
But on the inside… you feel trapped.
Not miserable, exactly.
But numb.
Like you’re watching your life happen through glass.
I’ve heard it said so many different ways:
"I don’t hate my work… I just don’t love it anymore."
"I feel guilty even admitting this — but is this really it?"
"I’ve got options, but none of them feel quite right."
That’s the part no one warns you about.
That freedom—real freedom—doesn’t come from what you’ve built.
It comes from how connected you feel to yourself inside it.
Steve was right there.
On the edge of burnout.
Overwhelmed at work, exhausted at home.
He stopped the spiral, reconnected with his peace, and found a new, more effortless vision for work and family life.
This isn’t about escaping responsibility.
It’s about remembering that your life is yours.
That you get to shape what this next chapter looks like.
So if you’re feeling the cost of your own success—
If the golden cage is starting to close in—
You’re not alone.
Let’s talk about what freedom could look like now.
Not in five years.
Not when you’ve “earned” it.
Now.
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