#4 Step Into the Arena: Forge Your Courage

Some people sit around waiting for courage.
Like it’s going to rise with the sun, gently warm their face and whisper:

You’re ready now.

Newsflash: it won’t.

Courage doesn’t arrive. You forge it.

Belief? It doesn’t pre-exist. It scrambles to catch up with action.
Every scar, every awkward failure, every half-win – that’s ammunition.
Every battle, every small victory, every misstep – you’re stacking evidence.

Courage is motion. Belief is collected debt you pay yourself.
Progress is that rare glance back where the old you would’ve laughed.
Kick down the gate. Step into the arena. Act like you already won.

Your moves aren’t for applause. They’re for proof.
Proof that you can handle it. Proof that you can rise.
Proof that the old limitations were lies.

Veni. Vidi. Vici.