No One’s Coming to Save You

Spark #90 - Finding the grit and the grind to do it anyway

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The Weight of Average

Today I want to share my story.

Everything has been a grind for me. Everything.
Even writing these Sparks.

It’s felt like I’ve always had to work harder than most.

I was an average student. (Track 2, they told me.)
An average athlete. (Never made it out of regionals.)
Just... average.

No special talent.
Nothing came easy.

I’m the granddaughter of Italian immigrants.
And like them, I had big dreams.
If they could build a life from nothing, maybe I could too.

So I got gritty.
Learned how to persevere—despite the doubt, despite the odds.

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Built from Bruises and Sweat

I started my first business at 19.
My second at 24.
I’ve failed more times than I can count.

Through pure sweat and plenty of bruises, I became a pro skater for Rollerblade.
I built a yoga center from scratch into a million-dollar business.
No roadmap. No mentor. Just a fire in my gut.

I had zero writing credentials—yet after a year of writing, I pitched a book from my kitchen table, hands shaking, and signed with an agent who landed me a publisher.

There were days I thought I’d never catch up.
That maybe “average” was all I’d ever be.

But I kept showing up.
Kept writing.
Kept risking.
Kept rebuilding.

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What It Really Takes

Nothing has come easy.
Still hasn’t.

Everything I share in these Sparks comes from lived experience—
From years of training my mind.
From fear. From failure.
From getting knocked down and choosing to keep going.

I’m not here because I’m gifted.
I’m here because I refused to quit.

I’m not sharing someone else’s steps.
I’m writing from my sweat.
From scars.
From the grind of figuring it out one shaky step at a time.

And here’s the thing—my story isn’t special.
But it’s real.
And it might sound a little like yours.

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Face Yourself

No one’s coming to save you.

So ask yourself:
How much longer are you willing to wait?

How bad do you want it?
Are you willing to get gritty?
Are you willing to show up—even when the world tells you you’re average?

Even asking those questions takes guts.
But it’s a start.

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