Day TwentyEight: What it really takes.
Confidence doesn’t come first. Risk does.
We wait around, hoping to feel ready, to feel sure, to feel confident enough. But, that moment rarely shows up on its own.
Because confidence isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you grow into.
And the soil it grows in?
Risk.
Courage.
Vulnerability.
Confidence is a byproduct of stepping out without guarantees.
Of saying YES while your voice still shakes.
Of walking into the unknown and learning, moment by moment, that you can handle more than you thought.
It’s forged in motion.
In showing up before you’ve figured it all out.
In falling down, getting back up, and realizing the world didn’t end.
The lie we’re sold is that we need to feel confident to take the leap. But, the truth is, we become confident because we leap.
Every risk you take rewrites the story. It shifts the voice in your head from “What if I fail?” to “Look how far I’ve come.” It teaches you to trust yourself, not because you’re perfect, but because you’re willing.
And that willingness?
That’s the spark.
We don’t need to have all the answers.
We just need enough courage to go one step further than before.
Again and again.
Until eventually, the fear shrinks.
The doubt quiets.
And we realize: We’ve changed.
Confidence doesn’t arrive like lightning.
It emerges, slow and steady, each time you choose growth over comfort.
That’s why it’s important to keep showing up. No matter what.
Mantra \ Prayer:
Today, I will take the risk.
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Steve Knox | Alabama