Blog Post 5: Making Room for the Work That Lights Me Up

June 11, 2025

There comes a point in your professional life when survival stops being the goal. You’ve proven enough. You’ve endured enough. You’ve outlasted enough.

The new question becomes: What kind of work lights me up—and how do I make room for it without apology?

This isn’t about running from challenge. It’s about refusing to stay in spaces where brilliance has to beg for permission. It’s about no longer shrinking to fit roles that were never built with your wholeness in mind.

Making room for the work that lights you up requires trust—trust in your preparation, your values, your voice. It means being more committed to your alignment than your image. And it means saying no, even when the yes looks shiny.

What I’ve learned is this:

Doing work that energizes you isn’t selfish, it’s strategic;

It allows you to lead from clarity, not exhaustion;

To contribute meaningfully, not just perform efficiently;

To build, not simply bounce back.

This season, I’m honoring what excites me. I’m making space for the kinds of conversations, collaborations, and causes that don’t just make me visible—they make me useful. I’m no longer working to prove my worth. I’m working in ways that affirm it.

Because joy is not a luxury—it’s a compass.

And this time, I’m letting it lead.