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What If It Actually Works?

Steve GatenaBy Steve GatenaMarch 9, 2026No Comments2 Mins Read
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You know that drawer in your kitchen.
The one where old receipts collect, where broken chargers tangle with takeout menus.
Somewhere in there, pushed to the back, is something you meant to finish.

A business plan.
A song.
A travel itinerary.

It sits there.
Gathering dust while you answer emails and pay bills.
And tell yourself “someday.”

The dream didn’t die. You just stopped feeding it.

Maybe you’re afraid it might actually work.

Afraid not about failure but success.
Because if this thing you’ve been carrying actually comes to life, everything changes.
You can’t hide anymore.
You can’t play small.

But Jesus didn’t call the qualified.
He called fishermen.
Tax collectors.
People with rough hands and checkered pasts.

“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men,” he said (Matthew 4:19).

Not “You’re ready.”
Not “You’ve got this figured out.”
Just “Follow me.”

The making happens in the following.

You don’t become who you’re meant to be and then start.
You start and become.

Every seed looks dead before it breaks ground.
Every runner feels their legs burning before they find their stride.
The process shapes you more than the product ever will.

Those setbacks you’ve faced are not proof that you should quit.
They’re proof you’re building something real.
Things worth having resist easy completion.

So pull that dream back out of the drawer.

Not because you’ve finally figured it all out.
Not because the path is suddenly clear.
Because staying stuck hurts more than moving forward scared.

Dare to dream. Dare to rise. Dare to win.

When you dare to pursue your dreams, you inspire others to do the same.
You will make an impact beyond what you can imagine.
Your journey is your testimony.

The world is waiting to hear it.

You were made for greatness.
Go and claim it.

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Steve Gatena

Steve is an American Entrepreneur, NCAA Champion, and the youngest advisor to the President of the United States to be appointed to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

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