#MindsetMonday #CreateYourNow #PersonalDevelopment

With some incredible sporting events happening, it got me thinking.

Let’s start with college football: Texas versus Ohio State. If you watched the first two quarters, you would have thought Texas had absolutely no chance. Ohio State was rolling, and it looked like it was over before halftime. But Texas didn’t accept that narrative. They came roaring back in the second half and won 24 to 23 — a one-point victory and the greatest comeback since 2007. Texas didn’t wrap it up when the scoreboard said they should. They refused to let the first half write the final chapter.

And then there’s the US Open. Alexander Zverev won his second Grand Slam title this year after thirty years of working, training, falling short, getting back up, and pressing forward. Thirty years. That’s not overnight success — that’s a lifetime of showing up. And Ben Shelton, even in defeat, left it all on the court. He dove for a return so hard that his body left a sweat imprint. He literally gave everything he had. Every ounce of effort was poured out on that surface for the world to see.

These moments remind us of something we already know deep down. Reaching greatness doesn’t come from one big breakthrough. It comes from many single steps compounded together — day after day, week after week, year after year — until the results begin to favor the gifts and talents God placed inside of you.

“One step at a time leads to miles of greatness.” ~ Kristianne Wargo

So let me ask you this. What have you recently claimed as done? What have you called a wrap? Maybe it’s a degree you finished. A business you launched. A prayer that was answered. A season you survived. And you’re standing on the other side thinking, okay, now what?

Your wrap is your launch!

The K.I.S.S. ~ Your wrap is your launch!

Maybe this is the time you can look at it differently. Maybe what feels like the end is actually the starting line for what comes next.

1. Celebrate, then recalibrate. Take time to thank God for what He brought you through. Acknowledge the victory. Write it down so you remember His faithfulness. But don’t pitch a tent there. Ask Him, “Lord, what are You preparing me for next?” Celebration without direction becomes complacency.
2. Review the replay. Just like a coach breaks down game film, look back at what you learned during the journey. What strengths did you discover? What did the struggle reveal about your character? The lessons from the last season are the equipment for the next one. Don’t leave them on the field.
3. Take one step forward today. You don’t need the entire next plan mapped out. You just need the next step. Zverev didn’t win two Grand Slams by plotting thirty years ahead — he won by showing up for today’s practice, today’s match, today’s moment. Ask God to show you the one thing you can do right now, and do it.

God did not bring you this far to leave you standing still. What you just accomplished was never the finish line — it was preparation. Every answered prayer, every closed chapter, every mountain you climbed has made you stronger, wiser, and more equipped for the purpose He is unfolding in your life.

And that’s not a wrap. That’s just a warm-up.

“Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!“