It would be easy for me to feel like I wasted an entire summer. I could have been building my business, but instead I was chasing around a dream I thought I wanted. I feel some regret and shame around this, but I also feel fortunate for the journey. I was feeling burnt out, lonely, and isolated. I thought the grass would be greener on the steady paycheck side of the fence with water cooler conversations and Christmas parties. What I know now is the grass is greener where you water it. I have a renewed sense of determination, motivation, and energy around my business that I couldn’t have gotten if I didn’t fully explore the opportunities on the other side of the fence.