My 30’s started off with a bang. I was building a solid reputation at a large pharma company and had earned two promotions in as many years. I was a newlywed and expecting our first child. I had success in every part of my life and the sky was the limit! It was exhilarating. Then unexpectedly, a cancer diagnosis for my husband drastically changed my life journey. For six years, I cared for him and our two infant sons while continuing my career in pharma. It didn’t slow me down. I earned several promotions during that time and even started another business in my local community. It was a hell of a journey, personally and professionally, with many lessons learned along the way, including a depression diagnosis and burnout. After my husband passed in 2009, I knew these lessons needed to be formulated into a meaningful message, but the timing wasn’t right. I needed to focus on raising the boys and that meant I needed my corporate career to be the financial foundation for us. The book had to wait.