Let's talk about the real cost of being half-in.

It's not wasted time. (Though there's plenty of that.)

It's not missed opportunities. (Those too.)

The real cost is self-trust.

Every time you say you're going to do something and don't do it, you make a withdrawal from your self-trust account.

Every broken promise. Every "I'll start Monday." Every negotiated exception.

You're training yourself that your word means nothing.

After enough withdrawals, the account is empty. You stop believing yourself. And when you can't trust yourself, everything becomes impossible.

That's what half-commitment costs.

Not just the years. The relationship with yourself.

This week I showed you the prison. The signs. My story. The way out.

But here's the thing: knowing isn't enough. Reading isn't doing.

At some point—maybe right now—you have to choose.

Are you going to stay in the prison? Keep negotiating? Keep half-assing it?

Or are you going to draw a line?

The door isn't locked. It never was.

You just have to decide to walk through it.

Done negotiating.

-Joel

P.S. - Next week we're going deep on killing the lies. Your excuse arsenal has to die before you can walk free. Stay tuned.