The moment before the leap…
“Once you step out there, your body, your voice, your courage will rise to meet you.
That’s what bravery does — it wakes up everything inside you that was waiting for a chance.”
My favourite part of every movie is that moment — the breath before the leap. When the protagonist, after wrestling with self-doubt, finally decides to back themselves and go for it. They don’t know how, they just know it’s their time.
Is there fear? Hell yeah — bucketloads.
But there’s something stronger stirring underneath it all…
One brave moment.
That’s all it takes.
Whether it’s Elle Woods buying herself a MacBook and saying, “I’ll show you how valuable Elle Woods can be,” or Lady Gaga stepping onto the stage in A Star Is Born — this is it. The heartbeat before the spotlight. The whisper before the roar.
And here’s the thing every Nervous Nellie needs to know:
You are never going to feel ready.
If you want to fly, you don’t need perfect confidence — you just need one brave moment to jump.
Because once you step out there, your body, your voice, your courage will rise to meet you.
That’s what bravery does — it wakes up everything inside you that was waiting for a chance.
Whatever your dream is, the most important thing you can do is take that first step — trust that the rest will come after.
It’s supposed to be scary. Almost as scary as living a life of regret, wondering what might have happened if you’d just gone for it.
That’s what the Failure Friendly Mindset is really about: not blind faith, but action in the face of fear.
When you don’t have a Bradley Cooper holding your hand, that’s easier said than done — so I created the Failure Friendly Action Cards.
Twenty-one beautiful, evidence-based cards designed to free the badass artist inside you — practical tools and powerful mindset shifts to help you be your own Bradley Cooper.
This is your invitation to take your brave moment.
To step into your power, take the mic, and walk onto that mother-flippin’ stage.
All you have to do… is leap.
Are you coming?