I had plateaued at my job. Senior vice president, great salary, bonuses, 401k match, stock options – all the reasons to be happy. And in many ways I was. I had 'made it' after a decade with a great manager and team. But I found myself asking: 'What now? I can't possibly do the same thing for another decade. How do I get unstuck?'I felt deeply misaligned – what I was doing wasn't how I wanted to spend my time. With family deaths and global events, I felt this urgent sense that tomorrow isn't promised. This misalignment caused me to toss and turn at night, show up groggy and irritable. At dinner with my wife and daughters, I wasn't fully present because I was thinking about what I really wanted to be doing. I wasn't showing up as the husband and father I wanted to be.Taking control meant learning to do my corporate job efficiently without going above and beyond. This opened up capacity to consider what else I could be doing. Through Uncaged Life Design, I began to form my business and post on LinkedIn, taking messy action versus no action. When I eventually faced a reduction in force, I was mentally prepared.The turning point came when my friend Chad passed away at just 33. He had completely transformed his life to help others and follow his purpose. That's how I wanted to live – fully authentic, no longer pretending.Today, it's night and day. Before, I felt trapped in a box, pretending to be someone I wasn't. Now I wake up being 100% authentically me. Nobody's telling me what to do or say. I'm not operating from a place of chasing status, title, or higher paychecks. I'm operating from a place of service, asking: 'What lights me up? What gives me purpose? If money didn't matter, what would I be doing?'Now I'm inspiring people both online and on stages as a paid professional speaker for high schools, colleges, and corporations. I'm a paid coach where grown men and women invest in me to help them level up. And my book is ready to launch. I'm in pursuit of purpose and impact, trying to get as close to 100% authentically Lance as I can be – and that feels transformative.If you've maxed out on the corporate path and know you're meant for something much bigger both professionally and personally, Uncaged Life Design is your gym, community, and framework that will help you break free and build a life on your own authentic terms
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