If you’ve got a little time…

“At some point along this journey we call life, I feel like I stopped dreaming and just started “being.” I felt as if my wife and I had focused too much on careers and degrees and so much of what our society defines as success that I stopped dreaming and, in turn, I stopped living. I held tabled dreams in my mind and heart for years and, in recent years, we talked often about how we just wanted to LIVE. We wanted to give up this empire we had created and trade it all in for a simpler life. The problem was, I couldn’t define what I meant by a simpler life, and the mountains of debt we had acquired living what we thought was a life of success prevented us from making any significant moves. I seemed to have lost any vision for what a life of fulfillment might look like, and I was paralyzed by fear and doubt, yet a sense of responsibility to my family. I had known Wendy for a number of years, but was so defeated and deflated, I couldn’t bring myself to think she could possibly help. That was until my wife texted me one morning after one my “I hate this life we’ve created” texts and encouraged me to reach out to her. I contacted Wendy that same day and engaged in her coaching services soon thereafter. I immediately felt a sense of hope and, in a matter of a few weeks, I was fulfilling my desire to blog with my wife about our journey. Collaborating with Wendy allowed me to unlock dreams deep within my being that I had honestly forgot were even there. My wife and I, together, recounted our early dreams as a couple and young family, and we dreamed about our future. We seriously tackled debt in a way that we had never done before. We paid off some student loans, sold a car, and shared our story along the way. My ongoing client relationship with Wendy only fueled this renewed passion I had found within myself, and I suddenly began to approach the life I sought with gazelle-like intensity. In roughly six months from first engaging with Wendy, my wife and I launched a new blog, Unbinded Life, to chronicle our journey toward a life where we simply provide ourselves the freedom to seek. We took the bold leap to sell our house and pool in the suburbs and trade in the American dream for our own dreams. We completely eliminated debt, embraced the dream life we thought was only possible after retirement, and moved across the country into a historic home in the mountains. Now, I live life everyday feeling like I am on vacation and have to continuously remind myself that this is real life. That is in complete contrast to what was once filled with lengthy work commutes, an oversized house, multiple cars, loads of student loan and consumer debt, and daily stress and unhappiness. I know the capability to come full circle in less than a year was always inside me, but I also know that unlocking it was possible only through Wendy’s coaching services.

Today, I am a better husband and father and friend. I feel like I have found my real self, and I know with absolute certainty I would not be where I am today if it were not for Wendy Irwin. I am proud to have reached what I am calling this plateau in my journey, and I look forward to continuing to work with Wendy as I strive to reach all my unlocked dreams and the real potential of my being.” - B.C.