OK first, let me tell you how I almost caught a case during our first few hours in the country! SMH

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We made the move abroad & I need to learn Spanish NOW!

Reader, picture this: After 17 hours of travel, we make it to our Airbnb in Panama City and must move nine - 50lb pieces of luggage (plus groceries) from the van to our condo on the 24th floor. Thankfully, our gracious host helped us but now we are EXHAUSTED and hungry. We choose ease and simply order our dinner from UberEats.

I confidently go downstairs to grab the food forgetting my phone AND any sense of the fact that I'm not in an English-speaking country. Once I reach the lobby and concierge, I struggle to remember ANY words relating to picking up the food! The guy sees that I'm struggling and puts his phone in front of me so I can speak into Google Translate. I'm so thankful! Until... I stare with horror as the phone slowly translates what I'm saying. Keep in mind, I'm tired but would swear on my Passport that I said something like, "We ordered food and the Uber driver said he left it in the lobby". What english words do I see translated?

blah blah P-U-S-S-Y blah blah

WHAAAATTTTT??? I almost had a heart attack! My eyes go wide, I start stammering no,no,no,no and grabbing for the man's phone to delete the translation. Sigh. I don't know what this man thought of me but he politely erased everything and pushed record again. This time I got it right, grabbed the food and took my elevator ride of shame back upstairs to tell my husband that I almost got us deported for trafficking during our first night! LOL.

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We have found a peace beyond our vision AND...

it took everything in me to reach the threshold of getting on our flight with that one-way ticket:

• Mentally - For months leading up to our departure I had to pause almost EVERYTHING and simply focus on operation "move to Panama". No marketing for my business, limited social activity, no new projects, stepping back from my kids' day-to-day lives. Audacity requires focus.
• Emotionally - I didn't realize how many all-encompassing feelings would come up with the release of our persnal items, my home, my hometown and my son staying in California.
• Spiritually - Whew... Me and Spirit? We have been in love, at war and everything in between! My spiritual practice had to become habit and THAT had to become embodiment.
• Physically - Packing up and clearing out a house we've lived in for 20+ years meant afterward, my body was ONLY interested in resting. The day we left for the airport I pinched a nerve in my back. This meant I spent the first month barely able to move without excruciating pain.

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If I'd known what it would take, would I have done it?

Having coached hundreds of people, I've seen the overwhelming fear of the unknown decimate dreams and goals. Sometimes there is no way of knowing exactly what it will take, how much and for how long. You won't know what is required of you until you start - and continue - along the path.

I'm here to tell you, it's all worth it.

Whether your path is short or excruciatingly long, whether it is a straight shot to your goals or has a ton of pitstops and wrong turns, whether the script is executed to the letter or has surprising plot twists, it's so damn worth it!

The only way to become the YOU that exists inside of your vision board is by courageously stepping into the unknown and trusting that path forward. Every step I took made me into the woman that IS NOW a global citizen, expat and audaciously FREE.

If you feel an urgent need for freedom and clarity around your future, click here and I'll send you the action steps to take.

I can't wait to tell you about the wild-west of choosing a place to live in Panama (stay tuned)

In Spirit,

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