A beginning…

A start. Beyond the spark of an idea, this new thing has become real, tangible.

This is the first step on a new journey. As a Tolkien lover, I cannot help but to think of the famous line about walking out the door. Away from the comfort of the hobbit hole, of the shire. While I won’t say that my past career was COMFORTABLE (in fact it was very challenging), it did have a sort of security to it. All I had to do was work hard, and generally I would get paid. Finding clients, marketing, any of these things are certainly less secure.

There is freedom with this lower security, though. Freedom to work how I work best, when I work best. Freedom to live and work where I want, rather then tied to a city. Freedom to prioritize my health and my family over the typical 9-5. Freedom to align my values to my work. If I am lucky, the ability to spread these freedoms to others.

However, freedom does not mean ease. In fact, it often means the opposite. But I have never been afraid of hard work.

So we begin, in a new place, in a new way.