Hey friend,
A few weeks ago, Adam and I were at a wedding.
During the reception, the best man got up and told a story about his friend (the groom), which we still talk about to this day.
He said years ago, the two of them were at a youth conference when the speaker held up a Starbucks gift card and said to the audience of awkward self conscious teens:
“The first person to the stage gets this gift card.”
The room went still.
Everyone hesitated.
Everyone overthought it.
Except for one exceptional young man, the groom.
Who immediately and without hesitation sprinted to the stage.
The best man closed by saying:
“In a room full of over-thinking teenagers, he was the one under-thinker.
And that’s what I love about him.”
Adam and I left that night both laughing and reflecting…
What if we allowed ourselves to be the “under-thinker” in the room a little more often?
The one who doesn’t overanalyze every move.
The one who just goes for it, even if it might look a little foolish.
The one who says yes to the opportunity before talking themselves out of it.
We miss so much waiting for certainty.
Waiting to feel “ready.”
Waiting to not look silly.
Waiting to see if there's a catch, or to weigh the risks.
And that brings me to something else which has been playing in our house non-stop lately…
Wicked.
The musical.
We watched it with Arlo recently, and I was instantly pulled back to high school, memorizing every lyric, belting it in the car with my girlfriends, and getting to see it live on Broadway.
Basically I was (and am) totally obsessed.
Anyway, one of the songs, Dancing Through Life, has a line I keep singing in my head:
“Those who don’t try never look foolish.”
In this chapter of my life, it makes me think about how scary it can be to post on LinkedIn, build a business, write a newsletter, share our podcast, and just… show up online.
To put our story, our thoughts, our voice out there.
Because...
It might look foolish.
It might flop.
It might get zero engagement.
But what if it doesn’t?
What if the “foolish” thing is to stay quiet?
Therefore missing opportunities to be seen, connect, grow, inspire, and co-create?
We’ve been saying this a lot lately, but the more we share online, whether it’s through The Couplepreneur podcast, this newsletter, or our work at SAF Digital, the more we see how it opens our world.
Opens our world not just to business opportunities… but to people.
People we now work with.
People who’ve become real friends.
People who are also building a life, a business, and a family along side us.
So here’s what I’m reminding myself of today:
Try.
Run to the stage.
Show up & share.
In a room full of over-thinkers, be the one under-thinker.
Even if it feels a little silly, a little foolish.
Actually, especially then.
Because you never know, you might just end up with an unexpected Starbucks gift card.
(No, this is not a sponsored message, unless Starbucks wants to fuel all future under-thinker energy. Then maybe.)
Here's to building a life you love,
Maggie & Adam
P.S. What’s something you’ve been overthinking lately?
Maybe this is your nudge to go for it,
before your brain talks you out of it.
Hit reply, we can't wait to hear from you.