What is it that you need to hear?
What do you wish someone would say the moment you’re ready to pack it all in and walk away?
What magic words would get you to stand up, brush yourself off, and take one more step?
These are the kinds of questions I ask myself all the time. Especially when I feel like quitting. I’ve spent most of my life setting big goals, dreaming big dreams…then feeling stuck, like I’m doing nothing to make them real.
That started to change the day I signed up for my first marathon.
Something clicked. Maybe it was age. Maybe I’d finally had enough of the excuses and the habit of kicking my goals down the road. Either way, in one simple but magical moment, I said: I want to run a marathon.
And then: I actually started taking the steps to get there.
I signed up for my first NYRR race. I trained more. I registered for all the 9+1 races I could. I ran my first half marathon in over a decade. Then I kept going. I missed the cutoff for the next year’s marathon, so I had to wait two full years to run it. Two. Years. That was the longest I’d ever stuck with a goal before.
But something in me knew: I was meant to do this.
And so I did.
Even through injuries, setbacks, and life’s twists—I kept going.
After I crossed the finish line of my first marathon, I opened my journal and wrote just one sentence:
“I can do hard things.”
The marathon was a spiritual, magical, absolutely insane experience. I still think about mile 19—when I was so exhausted I thought I might actually quit. But somehow, from deep inside, a voice said: No. Take one more step.
And that’s how I made it to the finish line. One step at a time.
That moment changed everything.
It made me look at all the other goals I’ve ever set and all the dreams I’ve ever delayed. And I asked myself: If I could commit to a two-year goal and run a marathon, what else am I capable of? Could I build the business I’ve always wanted? Could I go all in on the life I know I’m meant to create?
I’ve been sitting with those questions ever since.
When I was a spin instructor, I used to tell my class: The same brain that tells you to give up here? It’s the one you take out into the world. And if you can override it here, you can override it anywhere.
Because the truth is, our brains are wired to protect us.
They crave comfort, safety, and predictability.
But growth? Dreams? Transformation? That all lives in the unknown.
And your brain doesn’t love the unknown.
But your heart does.
And somewhere in that heart is a voice that says:
I know I can do this. I have to do this. This matters to me.
That voice may be quiet. It may be small.
But it’s there.
And it’s yours to choose.
That’s what Super Awesome You: Brave Enough Today is all about.
It’s about finding and following that voice.
Whether it comes from inside you or from someone who loves you (or maybe from this newsletter!) it’s the voice that says:
You can keep going.
You are strong enough.
You are brave enough today for one. more. step.
If this message resonated with you, I’d love for you to hit subscribe, share it with a friend, or just reply and tell me:
✨ What’s the hard thing you’re doing right now?
✨ What’s the dream you’re holding onto?
Let’s walk it out together, one step at a time.
You can do hard things—and I’m cheering you on the whole way. 💛
