This is the first step in my Phoenix year. Burn to Rise is more than a phrase to me. It is a commitment to change what I have allowed to erode for far too long. Over the next twelve months, I will share my progress openly, including both the victories and the setbacks, so that this story is not hidden in a notebook but lived in the light.

On October 5, 2025, I will cast my old life into the flames. For one year, I will commit to a personal program of renewal, a deliberate burning away of what has held me back. I call this my Burn to Rise: My Phoenix Year, and its purpose is transformation.