When I was in executive search, a CEO client of mine told me his wife had breast cancer. After battling the disease for two years, she was pronounced cancer free. One year later, a sudden fluke happened.
His wife was fine one day, went into the hospital the next and passed away the following day.
When my client and I met, he told me this story: My wife loved brownies. When we would go to a coffee shop, she would say “look at those brownies! They look so good! My client responded, they do, why don’t you get one? She said, oh no…I can’t. Week after week, year after year, she never allowed herself to have what she really wanted.
My client then said to me, my wife was only 43 years old. If only she had eaten the brownie….she would have died a happier woman.”
Whoa. I got goose bumps all over my body. This story resonated and I asked myself:
How often do I stop myself from having and going for what I really want? Am I living the life I really want?
I couldn’t shake the feeling. I told the story to a husband of a friend, and he declared, “Eat the Brownie.com.” I loved it! That night, I went home and purchased the URL. From there, Eat the Brownie morphed into Woman UnRuled.
By telling you this story, my wish is that you become a Woman UnRuled who questions the rules and constructs you live by. I also hope to inspire you to go for what you truly want and take action towards what brings you more pleasure and freedom. This is what “Eating the Brownie” means. Eat the Brownie™ is a movement and a sisterhood of women who are breaking the rules and taking inspired action that brings them more freedom, determination and joy…everyday.
Life is Short.
You Gotta Give Yourself Permission to Live the Life You Really Want.
It’s Time.