You don’t always have to play it safe I went from having a cushy career to starting my own AI agency

I always played things safe until I turned 40 and I decided to blow up my nice, stable, cushy career in my job and start something new. And it's the best thing I ever did because working for somebody when you're a mom is too hard. It's just too hard and it's not worth it. I have been trying to make things work and I actually had a really flexible, nice job, but I still missed field trips, I missed pickups, I missed doctor's appointments. I had a nanny when they were a baby, and now I can be more present and I build my entire schedule around it. And I guess it took me to get to 40 to realize that the dream of doing it all and checking boxes and being successful doesn't have to look the way that we saw and that we were told growing up. So if you are thinking of starting a business, or if you have an idea, or if you're sick of your job, this is your sign to look into figuring out your next steps. Because while it's scary and a hard choice, it's just not worth it, and we don't have to do it all.