When my six-year-old daughter hesitated to knock on the neighbor’s door, fear was holding her back. But after taking that step, she walked away saying, ‘That felt amazing. I actually liked it.’ In that moment, she broke through fear, gained confidence, and removed a limitation she didn’t even know she had. That’s how resilience is built—one small step at a time.

We think we’re grinding it out alone, but there’s always someone pushing us forward. In my latest race, exhaustion nearly took me out—until I realized the competitor on my heels was the one keeping me in the fight. Sometimes, the people we least expect become the motivation we need to keep moving.