One toxic person in your life can act like a dam in a river.
They block your ability to flow.
To create.
To engage the world in your own powerful, vibrant way.
It’s hard to live a full life when you’re carrying a 300-pound gorilla on your back.
It’s exhausting.
You second-guess yourself constantly, wondering if you’ll ever make it to the life you dream of.
I’ve experienced this.
And I know many high-achieving, heart-led people reading this have too.
The easy, surface-level advice?
"Just cut them out."
The truth?
Sometimes you can’t.
Not yet.
Sometimes the toxic person is a parent.
A child.
A boss.
A patient.
A partner.
Someone you can’t just walk away from.
Not without great cost.
Not without time.
This is a harsh world, and I want to speak with clarity and compassion to anyone living in this tension:
Your dreams matter.
Your life is sacred.
You are allowed to prioritize both.
No one has the right to hijack your energy, your time, your aliveness.
Not anymore.
This is one reason I’ve invested deeply in coaching with a master in visual modeling—so we can build new pathways forward for impact-driven entrepreneurs like you, who are done being held back.
Say this with me:
I am the person in my dreams.
I am overcoming great odds.
I cannot be held back.
I am finding a way to my future.
I am thriving.
I am growing.
I am becoming.
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