Since then, I have lived in many places, traveled to 5 continents & over 30 countries, and have been teaching for over 30 years at every level, K-20 & beyond.

In 2007, I graduated from UVA with a Ph.D. degree in Gifted Education, and started teaching as a professor, first in Hong Kong, then in the USA. While my love for teaching and passion for educational research was fulfilling, I had very little free time, and instead was under constant pressure and stress (which seems to be typical to a college professor especially in the US)!

24/7, 365 days a year, my mind had been on preparing and teaching classes, designing & conducting research, providing services, writing journal articles, publishing books, attending conferences...

My personal life was greatly affected by the endless demand, and I began to burn out in both the academic sphere and my personal world.

In 2017, I was very fortunate to meet Rick, a wonderful, caring and loving man, who I married two years later. There was quite a distance between our jobs and it was truly troublesome that Rick had a 2-hour commute to and from work every day. I seriously started to consider teaching online exclusively.

In 2018, I was still a professor and the Director of the Center for Gifted Studies at the university (MSU). Due to a huge federal budget cut, the university's new administration decided to eliminate the Gifted Program completely without considering how valuable this program was to the public. It was such an appalling action that showed how little the university administration and those in charge of the college of education cared about the school districts, the teachers, parents and especially the students, who still desperately needed support for gifted education.

Although it's typical that only a small part (20-25% in the USA) of faculty members are tenured, it was still upsetting when I didn't receive the expected tenureship. I could move on with annual contract staying in academia, while having more burden on my shoulders and less security. It's not what I dreamed for my life, and it's especially not what I hoped for a beautiful future with Rick in it. I decided to quit -- quit being unappreciated and exploited, quit having to tolerate the politics in academia, and quit working for others... Forever!

When Rick and I moved to TN to be close to his family in 2020, the pandemic had just started. It was the perfect time for me to start to be my own boss, creating my own online program, and building this life-time career that I could enjoy.

Soon it turned out that leaving the academic field as an employee was simply THE most "Divine Decision", and THE best choice I chose in my whole life -- It has led me onto this fascinating journey of teaching & coaching online, which I love so much, every minute and every day...

I Thank God each sunrise for opening the door and showing me how beautiful and amazing life can be while doing what I desire. I'm helping people in need, earning what I deserve, and having so much more family time. The pitiful salary, the stressful job environment, and the unrewarded sacrifices I had experienced from the past job as an academic have all "Gone With the Wind" - And what a blessing!!

So, if I can do this - living a life of my dream, YOU can do this too! You can set your new life goals and get on this journey NOW and start to build a beautiful life for yourself and your loved ones, just like what I'm doing. All the wild dreams you thought were impossible before can all become true - either helping more people with your knowledge & experience, buying a beautiful house for your family, traveling all around the world, retiring early, or doing whatever you love every single day...

You can have what I consider to be the most important 3 "I"s in our lives:

~~ A big Impact

~~ A large Identity

~~ A great Income

These are all possible for YOU. Let's go get it!