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What if your next step changed everything?

What if your next step changed everything?

July 14, 2025

There’s a quiet moment that often begins every transformation. Not a celebration, not a spotlight, just you, staring up at something that feels impossibly big… and choosing to begin anyway.

A few weeks ago, I stood at the foot of Mt. Humphreys, Arizona’s highest peak. But I wasn’t there to chase elevation, I was there to let go of the version of me I no longer wanted to carry.

The version of me that hid from discomfort. Who sought approval to feel worthy. Who wore old mistakes like armor. That version had served its time. But it was holding me back.

The mountain? It didn’t care who I was before. It didn’t need a resume, a reason, or a story. It just asked for one thing: My next step.

So I gave it. And then another. And another.

No crowds. No fanfare. Just wind, grit, and the sound of my own breath. And something began to shift. Not in the mountain but in me.

Because it turns out transformation doesn’t happen when you reach the top. It meets you on the climb, every time you choose not to quit. Every time you say, “I’m still here.”

We all have mountains. Some are physical. Some emotional. Some spiritual.

Maybe yours is rebuilding after loss. Maybe it’s stepping into your truth for the first time. Maybe it’s daring to believe you’re not too late… not too broken… not too far gone.

If you’re standing at your own beginning, unsure or scared, hear this:

You don’t need to finish the climb today. You don’t need a perfect plan or unshakable confidence.

You just need to take the step that’s in front of you.

Because movement is momentum. And momentum is power. And power? That’s how you change your life.

So let the past be still. Let the doubts dissolve. You are not your detours.

You are your courage. You are your next step.

And that… is everything.

Continue to live inspired,

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