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After my clothing company was sold, I didn’t know what to do next.
I had a lot of ideas, but couldn’t decide which one to pursue.
So I took a month off, did a house swap, and went to Italy with my four kids.
Sometimes you just have to get outta Dodge.
Have you ever desperately wanted to uncover your special passion for a business?
Or maybe you have many competing ideas but can’t decide which one to invest your time, money and opportunity cost in?
That’s a more common problem than people realize. So, rest easy, you’re not alone.
While in Italy, I kicked around several ideas and was close to figuring out what I wanted to do next, but life had different plans for me. Pesky life.
When I arrived back in Los Angeles, I went in for my yearly mammogram.
The results were “suspicious.” After ultrasounds and a couple of biopsies, the diagnosis was breast cancer. I had to get a double mastectomy.
The year that followed turned out to be a year of many painful surgeries and treatments.
I remember being grateful that I had the ability and wherewithal to focus on healing and not on working.
