Just Go
Last week I attended a one-day sales, training, and marketing workshop here in Nashville.
It was led by someone I highly respect in the mortgage industry – someone who works for a different lender – and most of the people there were from her company.
It was great!
I learned a lot. Took away several things I can implement immediately. I walked away sharper, more focused, and more motivated.
But I almost didn’t go.
Not because I was busy.
Not because I couldn’t make it work.
I was scared.
I didn’t know anyone going.
It was filled with top producers. People doing way more volume than me.
I told myself, “I don’t belong in that room.”
Even though I respected the leader… I still hesitated.
My wife encouraged me to go.
My schedule was completely open that day.
Still – I didn’t commit.
I even messaged the host directly on Instagram and told her my concerns. She encouraged me to come. She told me I had the right mindset and needed to be around people ahead of me.
That should have been enough.
It wasn’t.
Then I reached out to someone I had heard on one of her podcasts recently. I wasn’t even planning to go – I just wanted 15 minutes of his time to learn from him before the event if he was going to be in town.
He told me he wasn’t attending… but encouraged me to go anyway.
Still didn’t sign up.
Then the next day, he called me.
Out of the blue.
We talked for 45 minutes. He connected me with a colleague who had an extra ticket that was attending. That colleague called me. We talked.
And finally… I said yes.
And I’m so glad I did!
You see, a Real Christian Businessman knows that growth doesn’t happen in comfort. It happens when you step into rooms where you feel outmatched. It happens when you surround yourself with people ahead of you. It happens when you’re willing to be uncomfortable long enough to learn something new.
That room challenged me, pushed me, and made me better.
And it gave me tools I can use right now to grow my business.
Fear almost kept me from all of that.
But fear is a liar!
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Josh 1:9 (ESV)
So as you go about your week, maybe do something that makes you uncomfortable.
Go to the meeting.
Make the call.
Get in the room.
Stop waiting until you feel ready.
Because growth isn’t found in comfort.
Sometimes the best thing you can do…
is just go.