Preparation has its place, but over-preparation is just avoidance in disguise. Readiness isn’t found in the plan, it’s built in motion. Confidence, clarity, and growth come after the first step, not before.

We often call things "hard" when they're simply unfamiliar, uncomfortable, or different from our current identity. The real challenge often isn’t the task, it’s our rigidity, our ego’s refusal to bend. Growth doesn’t always require more strength; it requires more flexibility.

No matter where you’re at amidst the chaos, it’s revealing a method that has proven the first step of creating order for generations. It’s served royalty, military leaders and business leaders since the beginning of time: word. We can speak order into chaos.