The Queen of Automation

The Queen of Automation

The Lie I believed for 15 Years

You're not "paying your dues." You're paying with your life.

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Meghan Donnelly
Jan 13, 2026
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I missed my son’s football games until he was 12.

Not because I was a bad mom. Not because I didn’t care. Because I was working 65-70 hours a week climbing a corporate ladder that I thought was taking me somewhere.

Three promotions in three years. Good money. “Success.”

And my kids? They were off doing things with their dad while I sat in meetings that cou…

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