09/22/2025
What does it really mean to be free?
Years ago, I worked with an extraordinary athlete.
Heād already lived one dream ā playing internationallyā and was now building another, creating businesses beyond his sport. To improve the culture of the sport.
It made sense to work with me at this transition point. As always, the catalyst for his interest was the open door. Not the ultimate awakening.
From the outside, he looked unstoppable: three thriving companies, Homes on three continents. Financial stability most people never reach.
But there was a flicker behind his eyes that hinted at something heavier. The way he spoke about a business partner and how he didnāt speak of his family, carried an undercurrent that didnāt match the rest of his success.
As we explored further, small signals surfaced ā unexplained mishaps with his car, tension in the office, distance with friends. Outwardly, everything worked. Inwardly, something was asking to be seen. Metabolized. Healed.
He didnāt know what he didnāt know. Until we lifted the veil to the pain heād been carrying, the work of healing began.
Organically, the defenses that had helped him achieve so much gave way to clarity and calm. He started to lead his team with more openness, connect with family in a new way, and reclaim parts of himself that had been hidden behind achievement. No more secrets.
And something remarkable happened: as his freedom grew, the people around him felt it too. His staff showed up lighter. His friends trusted him with their own stories. The space he created for himself became space for others to breathe.
That is the quiet power of real transformation:
Free people free people.
When we release what keeps us captive, we donāt just change our own lives ā we give everyone we touch permission to step into theirs.
Do you feel fully free?
