What if I did something kind of crazy—something that makes no logical sense from a marketing perspective? What if I paused? What if I started creating without social media? A pause from posting, scrolling, strategizing. A pause from entertaining so I can lean more into creating. Not a “I’m stuck” pause. Not an “I quit” pause. But a “this no longer fits me” pause.

Once, I was asked to step out of a meeting and "get my emotions in check." It sounds harsh, doesn’t it? But it wasn’t. It was honest—and...

Let’s be real: tuning out during a conversation can be just as awkward as outright ignoring someone.