Independence isn’t just about doing things alone—it’s about owning your response to life’s challenges. Emotional autonomy means you can sit with discomfort, make decisions rooted in your truth, and know your worth even when others don’t see it.
On this day of national freedom, it’s a good time to reflect: where do I feel free in my life? Where do I still feel stuck? Resilience gives you choices—to pause instead of react, to leave what harms you, to believe in your healing. That’s a kind of freedom you carry within you, wherever you go.
Author: Mike Balof
A retired Air Force Master Sergeant, Mike used to lay in bed at night and worry about what would happen if his plant closed or found himself without a job. One day his plant closed. Rather than panic and hysteria (OK, maybe a little) Mike found himself carried away on the adventure of his life. Mike started with the best job he ever had working at Home Depot. He spent 8 years working with job seekers at a local workforce center, helping them to find employment. He then started his own company developing courses, writing books and urging others to follow their own paths into the future.
Mike holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training and a Bachelor of Business Management, earned through the University of Phoenix and an AAS degree in Electronics Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Mike is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society.
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