August 18, 2025
TRANSCENDING FEAR
Have you ever had to make a decision that felt like it carried the weight of the world? Now imagine if every decision—big or small—felt that way. That’s how life has often felt for me. Like every choice could make or break everything.
Maybe it’s from being raised to be hyper-aware. Maybe it’s the pressure of being a founder. Or the cultural conditioning I carry. Whatever the source, it’s left me wired to see everything as high stakes. And that’s exhausting.
That kind of perfectionism leads to burnout—and I’ve been there. Mentally, emotionally, physically. At times, it’s left me totally depleted.
The root of it all? Fear.
Fear of choosing wrong.
Fear of letting people down.
Fear of ruining my life.
And here’s what I’ve come to realize: You can’t heal what you are not willing to see. It took me years to see how much fear was silently driving my decisions. Once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it—and that awareness changed everything.
One day, in the middle of yet another heavy-feeling decision, I was talking to Jules Blaine Davis,a friend and mentor. I was caught in my usual spiral—trying to find the “right” answer, terrified of making the wrong move. And she said something I’ll never forget:
“You can’t fail at life.”
At first, I didn’t even know how to process that. Because the truth is—deep down—I had always believed the opposite. Not just vaguely or occasionally, but truly, deeply. I believed that life was a right path, and if I veered off even a little, I’d ruin my chances of living the life I have always dreamed of. That belief shaped how I moved through the world.
So hearing those words—you can’t fail at life—was nothing short of revolutionary. Yes, maybe we all know that on some surface level… but to actually believe it? To feel it in your body? To live from that place?
That changes everything.
It means you can take a misstep and still be okay. You can make a different choice tomorrow. You can trust that even when things fall apart, you are not falling apart. You are being reshaped.
And when you really start to live from that place—not fear, but trust—life begins to feel lighter. Freer. More honest. There’s space to breathe again. To create. To try. To just be.
That’s the energy behind TRANSCEND. It’s a quiet reminder that you're not here to be perfect. You’re here to become. To grow into who you’re meant to be—over and over again.
Because life isn’t something you can fail. It’s something you live. And it is our birthright to live it fully.