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that brings you into
purposeful alignment.
Before purpose becomes clear, there is The Ache — the quiet signal that something greater is calling you forward. Every ache is a reminder that you are meant for more than survival.
It’s the first nudge toward your deeper assignment.
WHAT IS THE JOURNEY?
Chaneé D. Hawkins Ash, Ph.D.
Author, The Ache You Can’t Outperform: A High Achiever’s Compass for Purposeful Success in Life and Leadership
“The ache we don’t talk about”
We were taught to chase success — roles, titles, achievements, applause. But rarely were we taught how to live in alignment.
This book challenges the traditional definition of success and invites you to create a truer one: one rooted not in performance, but in purposeful alignment with who you were created to be.
Inside these pages, you’ll move through a journey that is both soulful and structured — a path inward. A path forward. A path back to yourself.
At the heart of this journey are six transformational shifts — cycles of becoming that every human moves through at different turning points in their life:
The quiet unrest you can no longer ignore — the moment something within whispers, “This isn’t it anymore.”
The Ache
The Awakening
The cracking open. The discomfort that reveals what has always lived inside you, waiting to be acknowledged.
The sacred undoing. Releasing the beliefs, roles, and patterns you were never meant to carry.
The Unlearning
The Alignment
The return to truth. Choosing integrity over image — and peace over performance.
The Embodiment
The walking out of your knowing. Where clarity becomes choice, and alignment becomes daily action.
The Becoming
The ongoing practice of living in your purpose. Showing up as the most aligned version of yourself — and stepping into who you were created to be.
This isn’t a quick fix or a surface-level shift. It’s a return — to yourself, to your wholeness, to a life that finally feels purposeful.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR…
This book is for the one standing at the intersection of
“I’ve checked all the boxes.” and “Something still doesn’t feel right.”
It’s for anyone who has built a life they’re proud of — or at least a life others are proud of — yet still feels the quiet tension between who they are and
who they’re becoming.
It’s for the person who:
looks successful on paper but feels disconnected inside
senses the quiet tug of something more, even if they can’t name it yet
is tired of performing strength and is ready to start telling the truth
has achieved so much, yet still wrestles with imposter syndrome in the dark
carries burnout in their bones but keeps pushing because they don’t know how to stop
has perfected the mask — the competent, capable, “I’ve got it” version of themselves — and is exhausted from holding it together
has been pouring into everyone else while quietly abandoning their own dreams
feels the weight of expectations they never agreed to, but have been living by for years
knows they’ve outgrown who they had to be… and is finally ready to become who they were meant to be.
You don't have to call yourself a high-achiever to belong here.
You don’t need the “right” title or identity.
You only need the honest awareness that something in your
life is asking for alignment.
If you’ve ever felt the tension between the life you built and the life you long for…
you’re in the right place.
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Grounding reminder to stay open, honest, and aligned as you begin your own journey.
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Find out what’s holding you back.
Do you feel a sense of something missing, but can’t quite pinpoint what it is? That’s the ache. We all carry different aches that shape our journey. Discover yours and take the first step toward becoming who you’re meant to be.
Early Praises for
The Ache You Can’t Outperform
These reflections come from early readers, clients, and contributors who experienced the work before it was shared publicly. Their words reflect not just what the book says—but what it shifts.
