$10M. Would you jump?

Let me ask you something.

If I gave you $10M right now to jump out of a plane. Would you do it?

You’d probably say, “Is there a parachute?”

And I’d say, “No.”

And you’d say, “Of course not! My life is worth MUCH more than that.”

Fair.

But then I’d ask: where do you see planes the most?

You’d probably pause and say: “In the sky.”

And I’d tell you: you’re wrong. You actually see the most planes at the airport..on the ground.

Also, when I say “plane” you probably imagined a Boeing 747, right? Big. Terrifying. Dramatic.

Nobody said that’s what the plane had to be.

Most of the time the plane is small, single-engine, in a hangar, right there.

The opportunities we’re terrified of aren’t always free-falls from 30,000 feet. They’re often tiny, tangible things parked within arm’s reach that you don’t see because your fear painted them as giants.

That’s the point: fear rehearses the worst story until it feels true.

Your job isn’t to kill fear, but to test whether the story it’s telling you is actually real.

I do this work every day. Check the story. See what’s actually in front of you. You’d be surprised how often the plane is just a propeller, one meter from the ground.

So, quick challenge for you:

Name one thing you’ve been avoiding because it feels like a 747. Reply with it. Let’s see if it’s actually parked in a hangar.

Talk soon,

Benoit