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When I talk to friends or clients

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about making major career or life changes, sometimes their biggest fear or fears is what if I don't like it? Or what if it doesn't work out?

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And my answer has always kind of been, but now I can truly, honestly say with full,

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you know,

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clarity is

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you're not going to know unless you try.

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And if it doesn't work out, you can always go back.

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Stay tuned for my story.

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So as I'm recording this, it might sound a little different because I'm sitting here on my iPhone overlooking the great Saucon Lake and,

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so picturesque. Picturesque. I don't know if that's the right word.

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Overlooking

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the Adirondack foothills, the colors of the trees are slightly changing.

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There's clouds, you know, blue sky, clouds above. It's absolutely stunning.

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It's super peaceful.

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And, you know, it just reminds me of where we started when it comes to sailing. This is where my husband and I really fell in love with sailing.

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But it's also where

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I kind of felt stuck. You know, we we sit on this lake. I don't even know, like, well, over ten years we had three different boats here, a 19ft sailboat and then we moved into a 26ft sailboat

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and then a 31ft sailboat.

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And, you know, there just came a day after sailing every little corner of this lake and every cove and every restaurant. It was like, I feel stuck here. And I was starting to resent it, honestly.

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And I just needed a change. And I kept saying to myself or to myself, my husband, my friends, like, there's so much water in the world, why are we on this lake?

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And that caused us to go explore. And, you know, if you followed me at all, you know, we bought a last year. We bought a 42ft sailboat.

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We moved on that boat last August, and we took off sailing down the East coast. And we had a great trip. There is trials, there is tribulation, there are weather delays. Oh, you know,

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engine problems, like you name it, we experienced it.

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But you know what? We tried it

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and

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we have stories to tell.

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And we got to see so much of the East Coast by boat.

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But we also realized that living and traveling on a boat wasn't for us. Like we tried it, but it wasn't for us. And there are things that we would have done differently. Looking back.

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But you know what? We don't have any regrets. And now as we sit here, we're up visiting for a week in New York.

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My husband and I are sitting, having coffee, looking out over the lake, and we're like, oh my gosh, this is beautiful. This is so peaceful. We miss this place

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and we appreciate this lake and the mountains, everything so much more.

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Because even after we quit boating, we lived in an ocean town. And I love the ocean and I. I just said to my husband, I feel like we should all go stand on an ocean beach just to realize how small and insignificant we really are. At least once a year

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and realize our life, our world problems are not that big.

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You know, it's such

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awe inspiring to me to stand on a beach overlooking the ocean.

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But

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I also get nervous when our grandkids are there on the beach swimming. It's like, oh my gosh, are they going to get pulled into the riptide? And you know, as a wave going to knock me over if I try to stand in the water and there's, you know, of course, sharks and all the things that come with being in the ocean.

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Where is the lake? Yeah, there's you have to be cautious, of course, but there's just so much peace here.

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And our experience, it's because we went out and had

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that experience this past year that gives us a new appreciation. We look at things from a different point of view. Now,

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and I'm sharing all this because

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if you've been sitting stuck in a career that is no longer fulfilling you, and you're looking out the window thinking, what else is out there for me?

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What else could I do? What else do I want to do? Or maybe there's just something in your life you're saying that about. I want to encourage you to just go do it.

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Because here's the thing.

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You can always go back. You can always go back to what you have.

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So you will see things differently. You will get very clear on what you do, what and what you don't want.

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When you make these changes

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and,

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you know, here's the thing. If you're not happy, go try something else. Go explore other options, see what feels right,

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see what doesn't feel right. And sometimes that's easier than getting clarity on what you do want.

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And if something doesn't work out for you, just go back to what you were doing, or at least something very close to it.

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But you know what? If you don't do it, you will always have regrets. You will always feel a little resentful. If we hadn't gone up and explored this. I think I would have been done with the lake and just done something totally different. And I wouldn't appreciate it today. There would always be this little bit of a resentment if we stayed here and didn't try it,

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but now I can look at it with fresh eyes.

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And my friend, I don't want you to stay stuck in a career that's not fulfilling you. I don't want you to have regrets, frustration, envy, resentment, all those things. So just go explore. Go try something new and no

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have that sense of peace and security that if it doesn't work out,

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just go back. Go back to what you were doing.

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And I promise you, if that happens,

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you're going to go back a changed person. You're going to feel differently about it, and you'll know exactly what you want and what you don't want.

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So have some peace

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in knowing that. Just go back.

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We're actually making a big move. We've decided we're moving back to New York after doing our year two years of exploring.

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It's time to come back up here. But we see things differently.

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So, my friend, what is it that you've been wanting to do? What is the career change? What is the life change that you've been scared

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to step out and try? Just go do it.

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And if it is a career change. I've been saying this for the last few weeks.

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Don't miss the next few episodes of the Discovering Your Calling podcast. I have something super exciting to help you make that major change and an easy, almost risk free way. All right, my friend. Have a peaceful, wonderful day.

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I got to get back to relaxing on the beach.