If you’ve noticed I haven’t been as present the last few days,

🔥

it’s because we’ve been up in the Colorado mountains looking at land 🤍

This isn’t just a trip. It’s the early stages of our next phase of life as empty nesters.

We stayed in the sweetest little cabin in the woods, spent a lot of time off our devices, and had space to think about what we actually want next.

And something really clicked for me.

Every big shift in our life has started this same way.

We lived overseas.

We landed roles at the best schools in the world.

We built a thriving Airbnb that we will now sell for this next phase, college payoff and land!

We house hacked our way into more freedom.

None of those happened all at once or quickly! They started with time, space, and a willingness to explore and ask questions before we had it all figured out.

And this feels like that again.

Tomorrow we head even deeper into the backcountry with our adult kids for a couple of nights, which feels really special.

This is what building income without burnout looks like for me right now. Not rushing. Just creating space to see clearly what comes next and taking the next step.

Are you working toward your next big thing? If so, how and if not, why not?

Thank you for holding things down here while I’ve been a little quieter. I appreciate you 💛

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