Amy Says…
Hello {{first_name}} ,
I’m sending this note to you on the first official day of summer. That’s fun. It’s also exactly two months since I headed north from my home to try and avoid the oppressive tropical heat so the calendar date feels a little overdue to me.
It’s also Father’s Day.
I have two imperfect stories to share with you today. Brenda Florida shares about a temporary international relocation that she planned as an intentional personal reset. Tiphany Kane shares a story of leaving her dream job after her boss told her that she cared too much. These are good stories. Enjoy!
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Reset | Moving to Mexico for Six Months as a Pattern Interruption
Brenda Florida
Some plateaus are too stubborn to be moved by anything less than a one-way ticket. When Brenda Florida, a 65-year-old life coach from Huntington Beach, California, found herself stuck in a rut she couldn't shake, she did what most people only fantasize about: she put her belongings in storage, flew to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and spent six months living abroad as a temporary digital nomad. The move wasn't an escape. It was, as she describes it, an intentional pattern interruption on the largest scale she had ever attempted.
Listen to Brenda’s Podcast: Why Do I Keep Doing That? https://feed.podbean.com/whydoikeepdoingthat/feed.xml
Special offer from Brenda for the audience:
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Career | Leaving Teaching for a Media Career in Midlife
Tiphany Kane spent years being told she was too passionate about her work. The feedback that derailed her career in education turned out to be the pivot point that launched her into a second life as a media entrepreneur, and the story of how that happened is one that anyone standing at a professional crossroads will recognize. Career change after teaching is rarely a straight line, and Kane's path proves that the qualities that get you rejected in one room can be exactly what you need to build something of your own.
Tiphany Kane
Connect with Tiphany
Her show: Shut up and Listen to Her https://www.youtube.com/live/e5LeCJT_Ctw?si=j9Dz4G6KevOExw3v
📕 🎧 Things Worth Your Time
This is where we share the cool suggestions for books, podcasts, gadgets that make life better and other fun stuff that our guests share during their interviews.
Brenda suggests watching Bridgerton with a delicious cocktail in hand
Tiphany Suggests the Book: When Women Were Dragons
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Do you have fun Summer Plans ?
This is a safe spot to share: What are you planning this summer that you hope will be fun and maybe even amazing. Is it solo time, family time, big travel adventures. Hit reply and share and maybe you’ll be featured in next week’s newsletter.
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