Inaction is the greatest risk

I remember the years I spent telling myself, “This is the year things change for me.”

But I kept finding myself in the same place… underpaid, overworked, and frustrated that I wasn’t making the kind of progress (or money) I knew I was capable of.

I wanted growth. I wanted more freedom… but when it came to investing in training or support, I hesitated.

$2,000 for a program? $5,000 for a coach? I’d immediately think, “That’s expensive.”

But one day I finally asked myself a better question:

“Is the cost of staying stuck greater than the cost of investing in myself?”

I was making around $5,000/month in my first job as a Physical Therapist, I knew I had the potential to double by betting on myself… but for a long time, I felt fear, uncertainty, and doubt keep me stagnant.

“What if I don’t get a return?”

“What if it doesn’t work?”

“What if I fail?”

As time went on, I started to see things a little differently…

What if I never try? What if I stay right here?

That was the scarier outcome for… I knew what that path looked like, and it wasn’t the way to my goals.

Once I finally made the leap, I realized the return was never just about the money.

It was about who I became in the process. I started implementing fast, taking action even when things were uncertain, and stopped waiting for perfect scenarios I kept creating in my head.

I realized I was the ROI.

It wasn’t about the program or the coach… It was about my willingness to execute, to test, to learn.

I also got real about the opportunity cost. If I were leaving $5,000/month on the table because I was too scared to invest… that was an additional $60,000/year I was missing out on.

I didn’t just want more money, I wanted what money gave me.

Freedom. Flexibility. Ownership of my life, my time.

So if you're telling yourself you're not good at sales… have you learned how to sell?

If you feel lost, have you sought out a framework that’s already working?

If you’re still researching… could it be that research mode is what’s keeping you stuck?

Fear and doubt are normal in this process, I felt them too. 

But it all went away when I started acting and stopped thinking about it.

It was scary, but it’s supposed to feel that way. 

But not scarier than staying the same.

Once you realize that, it becomes easier to take the leap.