I'm Cher.

I feel most alive near or on the water, behind a camera, extending myself and being challenged.

After 30+ years in a career I'm proud of, I'm stepping into something new. My next wave.

I'm out to find my purpose, and everything I'm taking on is part of that search. Curiosity has become my compass. It's what gets me on a surf board, into voice and music theory lessons, out chasing sunsets and moonrises with my camera, and showing up for pilates, strength training, and meditation even when it's hard. Especially when it's hard.

There's something that happens when you try things that make you vulnerable. You get humbled. You stumble. You try again. Maybe you succeed, maybe you don't, but you keep at it. To improve. To grow. To actually experience life rather than watch it pass.

Challenge has a way of opening life up. It brings growth you didn't plan for, connections you didn't expect, and a kind of gratitude that's hard to manufacture any other way. The trainers, coaches, and instructors I work with have been a big part of that, seeing the potential in me that I don't always see in myself, and meeting my vulnerability with encouragement. Most days, that's enough to keep me going.

So I'm staying curious. Learning. Seeing where this next wave takes me.

Hope you'll come along for the ride.