23 Sep The final steps

Posted at 10:04h in Advokate by

Let your business flyThe final steps toward full-time Advokate feel like stages of grief, stages of metamorphosis, stages of evolution.

There’s denial, anger, depression, and moments where I’m not sure if I can breathe. I’ve had cocoon days.

The way I counted the steps down the aisle on my wedding day and the steps to the operating room on the day Henry was born, I’m counting the days until I jump off the cliff of a steady paycheck. Until I shed the skin I’ve been wearing, and become something new.

I have these wings I made. I think they work. They’re attached right. They’ve done well in shorter flights, where I had somewhere to land. I’m not doing something I’ve never done. I’m just doing more of it, with a more focused attention than I’ve been able to give it before.

In just a few more days, I have to hold my breath and jump.

I’m not sure where I’m going, but I hope it’s up.

Kate Austin-Avon
kate@advokate.net

Kate E. Austin is known for her creative advocacy. She is a regular speaker on branding and social media with educational institutions and Chambers of Commerce. She owns and operates Advokate, LLC. Currently she serves on the boards of the Glens Falls Business Improvement District, is on the World Awareness Children’s Museum’s Advisory Council, and is involved in the Jackson Heights PTA. Originally from Killington, Vermont, she studied art at Hartwick College and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Art from Empire State College. She is a mother of three.