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You're Broke Because You Refuse to Take Giant Steps

“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” — Tony Robbins-

By Edina Jackson-Yussif Published 2 months ago 3 min read
You're Broke Because You Refuse to Take Giant Steps
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For a long time, I thought I was doing everything right. I was reading the books, watching motivational videos, journaling every morning, setting goals, even scripting the life I wanted. On paper, I was working hard. But deep down, I knew something wasn’t changing.

My life looked the same.

My income looked the same.

I was still playing small, hoping one day something would magically click.

But here’s what I learned the hard way, you can be doing a lot and still go nowhere if you’re not doing the right kind of action — the kind Tony Robbins calls massive, determined action.

Busy Doesn’t Mean Bold

For years, I was stuck in preparation mode. I convinced myself I was making progress because I was busy. I was constantly refining my ideas, adjusting my website, taking another course, or rewriting my plan.

But really, I was hiding.

I wasn’t scared of failure , I was terrified of visibility, rejection, and the weight of actually succeeding.

Small steps feel safe because they give you the illusion of progress without demanding much risk. They make you feel productive, even if you’re just rearranging the same puzzle pieces in a different order. But those small steps rarely change your life. They keep you walking in circles — comfortable, but stuck.

The Turning Point

One day, everything shifted.

I remember sitting at my desk staring at a digital product I had created months earlier. I’d spent weeks perfecting it, tweaking every word, every graphic, every detail. Yet I hadn’t launched it.

My excuses were endless:

“I don’t have enough followers.”

“It’s not perfect yet.”

“What if no one buys it?”

But that morning, I caught myself mid-excuse. I realized I had been waiting for some imaginary moment of certainty that was never going to come.

There is no such thing as “ready.” There is only decide.

That same day, I uploaded the product to my shop and launched it — no fanfare, no funnel, no big plan. Just courage and a caption. Within 48 hours, I made more than I had in the entire previous month.

And it wasn’t even about the money, it was about what it represented.

I had finally taken a giant step, and that single step changed my entire trajectory.

What “Massive Action” Really Means

Taking massive action doesn’t mean doing a million things at once. It means doing the one thing that moves your life forward, even if it scares you.

✅It’s the bold decision that makes you sweat.

✅The email that makes you nervous to send.

✅The video you almost don’t post.

✅The investment that feels like too much.

✅That’s where growth lives, on the other side of discomfort.

Most people stay broke not because they lack ideas or talent, but because they underestimate the power of decisive action. They wait for a clear path before they move, but clarity doesn’t come before motion — it comes because of motion.

Every time I’ve experienced real growth, it’s been messy. I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t have all the answers. But I took the step anyway.

That’s what separates those who succeed from those who stay stuck. It’s not intelligence or luck — it’s the willingness to jump before you know where you’ll land.

Fear Is Not a Stop Sign

The version of you that got comfortable surviving can’t be the same version that starts thriving. The mindset that helped you “get by” will never build your dream life.

You have to rewire how you see fear — not as a stop sign, but as a signal that you’re on the edge of expansion.

When you take giant steps, life rearranges itself around your boldness.

  • New doors open.
  • New people appear.
  • Resources show up.

You begin to operate at a new frequency. But none of that happens until you take that uncomfortable first leap.

Stop Waiting, Start Moving

I had to learn that the universe doesn’t reward hesitation — it rewards commitment.

You can’t halfway chase your dream and expect a full reward. You can’t tiptoe toward transformation. You have to run toward it, even when your knees are shaking.

If you’re still broke, stagnant, or unsure, maybe it’s not because you’re doing the wrong thing, but because you’re doing the safe thing. You’re still in the planning stage of a story that can only begin once you move.

You don’t need another strategy. You need courage.

You don’t need more time. You need a decision.

You don’t need to be ready. You just need to start.

The Leap

The day you decide to take massive action, uncomfortable, imperfect, unstoppable action — is the day your entire story begins to change.

Because progress doesn’t reward perfection.

It rewards boldness.

Stop taking baby steps toward your destiny. Take a giant one.

Your future self is already waiting on the other side of that leap.

Let’s take giant leaps together and build your digital business in a day with me.

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Edina Jackson-Yussif

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