There’s something about doing hard things that rewires you.

Today, Alma and I both stepped onto the Inner Circle stage.
But this time.. I wasn’t the one leading.

I said maybe ten words to introduce her.. and stepped off.
It was her show.

And she owned it.

Confident. Powerful. Present.
Watching her step into that light.. it hit me:

Growth lives right past discomfort.

That moment.. where your chest tightens, your voice shakes, and every excuse tells you not to..
that’s the door.

The stage isn’t just a stage.
It’s a mirror.
It shows you the gap between who you’ve been.. and who you’re becoming.

And yeah, it’s uncomfortable.
But that’s the cost of expansion.

The more it scares you, the more it’s trying to shape you.

So whatever your version of “the stage” looks like…
Step toward it.
Say yes.
Do the hard thing.

That’s where your next level lives.

🚀

​- James