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We don’t always notice the shift while it’s happening.
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One day, you're rushing through tasks, juggling priorities, and trying to be who the world expects you to be. And then, in a quiet moment—or maybe after something unexpected—you pause long enough to ask:
What really matters right now?
It’s a deceptively simple question. But it changes everything when we dare to answer it honestly.
That question is the heartbeat behind my latest book, What Matters: Reflections on Reinvention, Relationships, and Being Present in the Moment.
It’s short—just under 50 pages—but intentionally so. I wanted to write something that doesn’t add to the noise, but instead invites a pause. A reset. A reflection.
🌱 Why I Wrote This Book
Over the past few years, I’ve seen so many people (myself included) navigating transitions—career shifts, changing relationships, unexpected losses, fresh starts. And through it all, one thing kept coming back to me:
We spend so much time chasing success, but often forget to define what success really means to us.
What Matters explores how we can:
Reconnect with our values in a world that pulls us in every direction
Recognize the power of small, meaningful moments
Embrace change not as disruption, but as invitation
Let go of outdated stories we tell ourselves
Show up authentically in the relationships that count