Funny how certain scenes from The Matrix keep showing up in my real life. Not in a dramatic, sci-fi way — more in a symbolic, “this feels familiar somehow” way. Neo talking with The Oracle… the boy bending the spoon and reminding him it isn’t real… and the woman in the red dress turning into danger the moment he shifts his attention.
These moments have been echoing in my mind lately — the themes of illusion, perception, waking up to a truth you weren’t ready to see.
A few days ago, I was watching a talk where Elon Musk mentioned the idea of a near future where people may not need to “work” at all. And my Gemini sun, rising, and moon activated instantly. My brain went spiraling in curiosity, like:
Does this mean the industrial age is officially dying?
Are we moving fully into the AI era?
Were sci-fi movies hinting at this all along?
Are we in denial because we’re afraid to imagine a new way of living?
If work changes… what does that mean for purpose?
Are we supposed to evolve with technology — innovate through it — or create something entirely new?
Is this a shift into higher consciousness?
Were our ancestors preparing us for this exact moment?
It made me start questioning not just the future… but the illusions I used to believe about my own life.
Walking Away From My Own Version of the Matrix
Last year, I left a comfortable cybersecurity job.
A role that made sense logically, financially, and socially — but felt misaligned spiritually, mentally, and maybe even physically.
Stepping into entrepreneurship felt like stepping out of a programmed reality and into a blank, unfamiliar world. I suddenly had no roadmap. No blueprint. No supervisor telling me what to do. Just vision, faith, and an inner knowing that felt louder than all my fears combined.
It was terrifying.
And honestly? I battled doubt every single day.
But once I stepped away from the corporate illusion, I realized something I hadn’t allowed myself to see before:
Society’s definition of “safety” was never built for my personal evolution.
It was built for predictability — for the structure of the industry.
Not for me.
And the fear I felt wasn’t a sign to return…
It was proof that I was waking up.
Becoming Someone I Had Never Been Before
Leaning into yoga became my anchor — not just for my business, but for my mental and emotional survival during this transition. It grounded me in a way nothing else did.
I was sowing seeds in a completely different field.
There were no SOPs.
No operating models.
No continuity guides.
I had to rely on intuition more than instruction.
Most people start businesses in the industries they already know — because it’s easier. You use the same skills, same network, same logic, and just apply it under your own name.
But I wasn’t called to recreate what I already knew.
I was called to build something I had never seen before.
Tech → Wellness.
Logic → Intuition.
Structure → Flow.
Safety → Alignment.
Most people would say that’s impractical or a “waste” of my experience. But I knew it wasn’t. I wanted to build credibility in wellness from the ground up, not by borrowing authority from tech.
And yes — one day, I’ll merge the two worlds in a way that feels innovative and deeply aligned. I already see it. But right now, I’m becoming the version of me who can hold both worlds at the same time.
A World Changing, A Self Changing
I know this piece touches on a lot — The Matrix, the rise of AI, leaving corporate, stepping into wellness, identity shifts — but the point underneath it all is simple:
Real change starts within us long before the world around us reflects it.
Change is embedded into the design of everything:
the seasons,
the cycles,
the way flowers bloom,
the way we age and grow and outgrow.
Yet we still fear it.
But if the world itself is changing — industries dissolving, roles evolving, entire systems being rewritten — why wouldn’t we expect our lives and identities to shift with it?
And more importantly:
Why wouldn’t we trust ourselves to shift too?
When I look back, so many moments in my life whisper,
“You should’ve done that the first time you felt it.”
My YouTube channel.
Investing.
Moving.
Leaving a job I outgrew.
Starting this business.
Every delay was rooted in fear, not intuition.
Fear of the unknown.
Fear of stepping out of the version of me others were comfortable with.
Fear of disappointing expectations I didn’t even agree with.
But here’s the truth nobody tells you:
When you choose change — intentionally, consciously — you’re telling the universe,
“I trust what’s being built, even if I can’t see it yet.”
And that’s when everything rearranges.
The Real Illusion
When I finally stepped out of the structures I outgrew, I understood something profound — something I didn’t fully grasp until now:
“There is no spoon.”
There is no single path I must follow.
No identity I’m obligated to stay loyal to.
No definition of success I must inherit.
No timeline I must obey.
The illusion wasn’t the world — it was the fear that kept me from creating a new one.
The only truth is the one I build.
The only identity that matters is the one I choose.
And that choice…
is the moment everything starts to bend.
Part 2 will probably come soon — because this feels like the beginning of something bigger.
xoxo
💖
coco
