This is my first full-length solo episode of the relaunch, and I wanted to get honest about something nobody warns you about when you actually start going after your bliss life: not everyone gets to come with you.

I went back and listened to our #1 most-streamed episode — the very first one we ever launched, almost three years ago — and so much has changed. Kira and I don't talk anymore.

I stopped working with Dad Boss and built my own thing. And I've made peace with what Mel Robbins nails: friendship comes down to age, stage, and proximity — and stage is the one that quietly ends things. People come for a reason and a season, and when you're on a fast growth trajectory, the timelines stop lining up.

So here's the reframe I'm living by: treat your friendships like a sales pipeline. Stay with me. If I want clients, I know exactly where to go find them — so why leave my friendships to chance? I made a list of the places where the women I want in my life actually are (leadership clubs, business owner groups, masterminds, even a concert where a fellow entrepreneur complimented my outfit) and I started showing up on purpose.

I also get into the self-check I run all day long ("What do you need, baby girl?"), why I block-and-delete the "don't get your hopes up" energy — we're here for the delulu — and how a 10-year plan turned into a two-and-a-half-year one once I got in line with what I'm actually meant to do. If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together — just know it won't always be the same people. Go outside and find yours.

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