If you’ve been feeling extra pressure these past couple of weeks — financially, emotionally, energetically — I want you to know this:
You’re not the only one waking up at 2am with your mind racing.
You’re not the only one stuck between ambition and exhaustion.
You’re not the only one wondering if you “should” be further along by now.
Same.
I’ve had a couple of 2–4am nights recently, and here’s what I had to remind myself:
This isn’t a crisis.
It’s a pattern.
It happens every year.
And it always passes. ✨
December has a way of turning up the pressure — the money stress, the year-end reflection, the desire to do nothing, the expectation to do everything, the fear of the unknown, and the belief that you should already be your 2026 self.
And we start to make fear mean something about our capability.
But here’s the reframe:
Fear doesn’t show up when you’re failing.
Fear shows up when you’re leveling up. ✨
Every agent’s question on my coaching call this week had the same root:
Should I invest in this next step?
Am I hiring the right people?
How do I lead with higher standards?
What do I do financially when things feel tight?
Different questions. Same heartbeat:
“Who am I becoming… and what is this season asking of me?”
And that’s exactly why I created the Rise Higher Reset podcast — for the moments when your internal world feels loud, your confidence dips, your next level feels exciting and terrifying, or your nervous system needs reassurance.
If fear is loud for you right now, go listen to this week’s episode.
It will remind you of what I reminded myself at 3am:
Nothing is wrong.
You’re not behind.
You’re in a reset — and resets are where the next level begins.
Listen to the Rise Higher Reset
You’ve got this.
And I’m right here with you.
— Lacey
