Belle Rape

So then did she have to get another cat? Is that how that worked?

So then did she have to get another cat? Is that how that worked?

Yeah, absolutely. Well, first of all, thanks so much for having me on. We talked about before we started that, like, we kind of matched unintentionally. I want to be like, yeah, I called Ryan. I didn't call him and tell him what to wear and he didn't call me. So I really love this. And That kind of conversation, I never could have gotten away with in corporate America, but that's my personality.

Yeah, absolutely. Well, first of all, thanks so much for having me on. We talked about before we started that, like, we kind of matched unintentionally. I want to be like, yeah, I called Ryan. I didn't call him and tell him what to wear and he didn't call me. So I really love this. And That kind of conversation, I never could have gotten away with in corporate America, but that's my personality.

So I say, yeah, I am a corporate dropout. I used to be so ashamed of that because I felt like I just completely failed at my last corporate job. And by that, part of that was, yes, I lost my identity. I was trying to fix myself into this...

So I say, yeah, I am a corporate dropout. I used to be so ashamed of that because I felt like I just completely failed at my last corporate job. And by that, part of that was, yes, I lost my identity. I was trying to fix myself into this...

It was classic square peg round hole situation that every day for three, three and a half years, I was trying to be something that a leader in a position I was never meant to be in. The position was never meant for me. I took it because it kind of seemed like the right fit at the right time. And I was chasing money. And I was like, I can do this. And after I got into it, it was just drudgery.

It was classic square peg round hole situation that every day for three, three and a half years, I was trying to be something that a leader in a position I was never meant to be in. The position was never meant for me. I took it because it kind of seemed like the right fit at the right time. And I was chasing money. And I was like, I can do this. And after I got into it, it was just drudgery.

And I was just like, I can't continue to do this. I truly lost myself in that position trying to find and figure out something that I was never meant to be. And that is heartbreaking, especially if you're someone who is type A, a go-getter, very driven, never says no. Like, I had no boundaries either.

And I was just like, I can't continue to do this. I truly lost myself in that position trying to find and figure out something that I was never meant to be. And that is heartbreaking, especially if you're someone who is type A, a go-getter, very driven, never says no. Like, I had no boundaries either.

And that was another part of losing myself is that I was working like seven days a week, which is stupid. Dumb. I mean, dumb. As passionate as I am about the work that I do now, and I love what I do, I don't work seven days a week because your girl needs a rest. Everybody needs a rest. So, yeah, I was just so unbelievably lost.

And that was another part of losing myself is that I was working like seven days a week, which is stupid. Dumb. I mean, dumb. As passionate as I am about the work that I do now, and I love what I do, I don't work seven days a week because your girl needs a rest. Everybody needs a rest. So, yeah, I was just so unbelievably lost.

And I'm so fortunate that I was able to kind of reverse engineer finances and what I was doing to be able to leave that job. Thankfully, thankfully, thankfully, and figure out who I am again.

And I'm so fortunate that I was able to kind of reverse engineer finances and what I was doing to be able to leave that job. Thankfully, thankfully, thankfully, and figure out who I am again.

Yeah. Oh, man, you you like hit the nail on the head. And you just reminded me of so you've seen a Christmas and on a Christmas story. What is it? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. So Clark Griswold, he's wrapping up his last few days of the Christmas year or of the year. He's going to go on Christmas vacation.

Yeah. Oh, man, you you like hit the nail on the head. And you just reminded me of so you've seen a Christmas and on a Christmas story. What is it? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. So Clark Griswold, he's wrapping up his last few days of the Christmas year or of the year. He's going to go on Christmas vacation.

And the big boss comes by and there's like all of the peons following him in a row. And he starts out like. Yeah, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa. I mean, all the things about having to get to the end of the line. He's like, kiss my A, kiss my A. I'm like, that's how it goes. That's how it goes. I feel like it's such a game. And it really did get to be a game.

And the big boss comes by and there's like all of the peons following him in a row. And he starts out like. Yeah, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa. I mean, all the things about having to get to the end of the line. He's like, kiss my A, kiss my A. I'm like, that's how it goes. That's how it goes. I feel like it's such a game. And it really did get to be a game.

And I found myself talking differently to different people in the company. And I'm like, why can't it just be me? I just want to be me. Yeah. And so Ryan, I kid you not. So when I left that job, I put my head in the sand for a few weeks. And by meaning that, like, I just kind of like sat on the couch and I was like, I can't, I can't bell right now. I'm not even at my best to bell enough.

And I found myself talking differently to different people in the company. And I'm like, why can't it just be me? I just want to be me. Yeah. And so Ryan, I kid you not. So when I left that job, I put my head in the sand for a few weeks. And by meaning that, like, I just kind of like sat on the couch and I was like, I can't, I can't bell right now. I'm not even at my best to bell enough.