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The Year I Stepped Back to Step Into Myself

The Year I Stepped Back to Step Into Myself

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A year ago, I made the wildest decision of my entrepreneurial life: I took a sabbatical.

No, I didn’t escape to a villa in Umbria or retreat to a cottage in the Cotswolds like I fantasized. I stayed right here, in the US. Close to my aging mother. Close enough to watch my niece grow up. After years of missing milestones, I wanted to be present for the on…

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