From the Founder, Brian Mazza 12/12
Why This Is the Perfect Time to Pivot
The pivot you need feels uncomfortable right now.
That is not a warning sign. That is the signal.
Every life changing move feels wrong before it feels right. If it felt easy, predictable, or safe, it would not be a pivot. It would be maintenance. And maintenance is how potential slowly suffocates.
Your mind is wired to protect comfort, not greatness. It will argue for staying exactly where you are, even when that place is quietly draining your energy, ambition, and standards. Familiar pain always feels safer than unfamiliar growth. That does not make it smart. It makes it human.
Growth never shows up wrapped in certainty.
It shows up wrapped in fear, doubt, and that holy shit what am I doing feeling in your chest.
That discomfort you are trying to avoid is not the problem.
It is the doorway.
Most people spend their entire lives circling that door. They analyze it. They talk about it. They wait for it to feel lighter. It never does. The weight is the cost of entry.
Yes, the pivot feels heavy right now.
That is because you are finally setting down the bullshit you have been carrying for years. Old identities. Old habits. Old expectations. Old stories about who you are supposed to be.
Of course it feels awkward. Of course it feels unstable. You are re learning how to stand without leaning on what no longer serves you.
Here is the truth most people never hear.
Staying stuck hurts more than starting over.
It just hurts slower.
The moment you commit to the uncomfortable choice, something powerful happens. Your life stops feeling scattered. Your decisions start aligning. Your energy returns. The noise quiets down because you are no longer betraying yourself.
Clarity does not come before the pivot.
It comes because of it.
If you are standing at a crossroads right now, questioning your direction, your career, your relationships, or your identity, do not ask yourself what feels safest.
Ask yourself this.
What choice requires the highest standard from me.
Then take it.
Not because it is comfortable.
Because it is honest.
Nothing changes if nothing changes.
And the people who win are not braver.
They are just willing to walk through the discomfort everyone else keeps avoiding.
Keep going.
Push through it.
Your next level is on the other side of the decision you keep hesitating to make.
