Three months in and the data is starting to tell a story (one that involves a lot more due diligence than I originally anticipated). While June felt different from May, my time allocation stayed surprisingly consistent, even as we moved into the heavy lifting of financial and operational deep dives for a potential acquisition. Between getting Apple’s approval for the Radio Chatter app and navigating the 'crazy' variables of bank underwriting, I am learning that this journey is less about a single leap and more about managing a dozen moving parts at once.

I’m 60 days into this journey, and the biggest surprise isn't how I’m spending my time, but how my energy is flowing. I had a plan (literally drawn out on paper) for how to balance personal projects and business acquisition, but the reality has looked much different. Between developing the Radio Chatter app and navigating the 'nerve-racking' possibility of my time no longer being my own if an acquisition happens, I’m learning to stop asking if I'm drifting and start asking if I'm building momentum. It turns out that quitting the job was just step one in designing a life that actually fits.