Trust in your vision.

That’s a lesson I have to keep reminding myself of.

Ever since I decided to start this newsletter, I’ve been looking for reasons not to. I keep asking people if I should do it, or worse, I act like they’re telling me not to — even when they aren’t.

It’s like I’m searching for a villain. Someone to say, “This is a bad idea,” just so I have permission to quit. It’s wild. I’m the one who wants this. But fear shows up so strong, I find myself hunting for evidence that it’s not worth doing.

And the truth? No one is saying that. Everyone in my life has been supportive. Encouraging, even. They tell me I should pursue it. But my fear is trying to project itself onto others so I can point to something and say, “See? That’s why I shouldn’t do this. That’s why I should stay safe.”

Fear is trying to protect me. That’s its job. Our brains want us to feel safe. We’ve made leaps in technology over the last hundred years, but our brains are still wired like it’s the Stone Age.

When you get a stressy email from your boss, your brain reacts like a tiger is charging at you. It doesn’t know the difference. The neural pathways are ancient, and your system goes into fight-or-flight mode just the same.

So when you try something new, like launching a motivational newsletter, your brain starts to panic. It sounds like this:

Your brain’s logic spirals. If you’re cast out, you’ll be alone. If you’re alone, you won’t survive. You’ll be cold, hungry, rejected. Eventually, you’ll die.

All because you wrote a newsletter.

It’s funny when you write it out like that. But the fear? Still feels real.

And that’s the thing — just because fear is real doesn’t mean it’s right. Your fear is valid, but so is your vision. So is your dream. So is your desire to try.

I always tell people this: If we can use our imagination to create worst-case scenarios, we can use it to imagine the best case too. Both are equally made up. So why do we spend so much more time on the worst case?

Statistically speaking, the extremes — total disaster or total dream come true — are outliers. Most of what happens will land somewhere in the middle. So if you’re going to imagine an edge case, why not imagine the best one?

This isn’t about pretending risks don’t exist. It’s about noticing how our brains are wired and choosing to see the full spectrum of possibility.

Because here’s the other thing your brain can do — it can think about itself. You can watch your own thoughts and choose something different. You can observe fear and still move forward. You can see the risk and still say yes.

Even if you fail, you’ll know you tried. That you didn’t ignore the dream. That you didn’t let your fear win.

This vision of yours? It’s valid. It keeps coming back for a reason. Give it space. Take a step. You don’t need to be brave enough for the whole path.

You just need to be brave enough today.

If this message resonates, I’d love to know:

💬 What dream keeps resurfacing for you?

💡 What would it look like to take one small step toward it?

Hit reply and tell me. Or share this with someone who’s ready to take a step too.