06/23/2026
You would’ve thought I’d learned my lesson after having to quit my job because of burnout.
Not even close. I booked a one-way ticket to Australia because I needed to get as far away from my old life as possible.
I loved being there. The adventure. The freedom.
And the fun. So much fun.
I planned to stay for at least a year. Maybe longer.
But three months into the trip, a close friend reached out and asked me to be his best man. I was honoured, so of course I said yes.
I came home for the wedding. But true to form, I didn’t just come home for the wedding. Somehow, I started producing it.
Before long, I was coordinating vendors, managing logistics, and creating itineraries for the wedding party.
A few weeks later, another friend asked me to help with a political campaign. Again, I said yes.
They had me hanging posters the first week. Before I knew it, I was Vice-Chair and Head of Operations for the leadership convention of the candidate who would become the Premier of Ontario.
I was working insane hours to help someone I barely knew get elected. I had only wanted to help a friend. Before long, it had taken over my life.
Later, I found out I was the only person in the office who wasn’t being paid. I had never even asked.
It took me all of a week to fall back into the same patterns that had burned me out in the first place.
Different environment. Different people. Same me.
I didn’t even realise it. And it was only going to get worse.
It would take me another decade to understand why.
These are some of the reflections that led me to evolve Audacious Results into Return to Centre, with a deeper focus on supporting high performers who are still delivering but starting to feel the cost.
I’ll share more in my next post.
