Take Courage!

Jamelle Sanders
Jul 31, 2017
4 min read

Well, last week was another productive week for me. JSI is currently going through a major restructuring. I am so grateful for the awesome mentors and advisors that I have. The vision of JSI is more alive than ever before. However, how JSI operates in the future is changing drastically. Stay tuned as we provide more updates on the latest developments within the organization. Also, if you no longer wish to be part of the mailing list please feel free to unsubscribe. We appreciate you being part of the journey this far. This era JSI is committed to providing greater value. If you do not feel like you have received any value from JSI then, by all means, please feel free to disconnect from this organization. It’s a new day and I am excited about the direction that JSI is headed. Thanks to those of you that have been longtime supporters of this organization. Ultimately, you are the reason we are still here. Get ready for big changes!

Are you living in fear? Have you been held hostage by limiting beliefs and perceptions? Will you have the courage to change your life? A few weeks ago I was able to get away and spend some time in reflection. I had some critical decisions to make in my life and business. Honestly, I was done with Jamelle Sanders International and I was thinking of the best way to transition out of it. I was already talking to advisors and mentors before I left and they all advised me to not make a decision until I had time to think. While I was away I spent a lot of time thinking. I thought about all the sacrifices and investments I made in JSI. Also, I thought about all the value I have provided over the years. It was an internal battle going on inside of me. I love what I do but I knew that my current business model was not sustainable. Many times you can think one thing is the issue but you later find out that the issue is much deeper than what is on the surface.

What I discovered is that I was in the middle of a major life shift. More importantly, it is impossible to shift your life without courage. JSI has weathered many storms over the years. This storm was no different than any other storm. However, the only way I was going to break into the next dimension for my life was to have courage. I knew I was being called to greater and it was uncomfortable. In fact, I was confused about how exactly I could do greater when my primary concern was making sure that JSI could stay afloat. The more I thought about it the more I realized that fear was crippling me. In my heart, I knew exactly what I needed to do. However, knowing what to do and actually doing it are two totally different things. I have discovered that you cannot make big shifts in your life as long as you are playing it safe. Courage is not needed in comfort.

Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is having the audacity to act in the face of fear. For too long I limited the potential and profits of Jamelle Sanders International to life and success coaching. However, that was never the core of the business. JSI is not a life coaching company. I tried to box it into that because I was not really brave enough to do what I knew God was truly calling me to do. The more I spent time in prayer, meditation and reflection I kept hearing the word courage. I tried to rationalize it in my mind. In essence, I was telling myself that I needed to develop the courage to walk away from JSI. However, God kept instructing me that I needed the courage to do what He has put in my heart to do. By the time I returned back from my trip, I came back with clarity and confidence to step out on a bold instruction from God. While changing directions is never easy, it is the only way you will ever collide with your destiny. Slowly the pieces have been coming together and I am seeing the bigger picture of what God has called me to do in this era of my life.

So before you allow fear to cripple you I want you to take courage. It takes courage to leave what is familiar and venture out into new frontiers. It takes courage to step out on a word from God even when you do not have all the details. Something you have been promised will demand everything you have been given. Honestly, I can say that JSI has demanded everything I have been given. I have given so much at times that it did not feel like I had anything else to give. Also, I had those moments where I felt like I must have been out of my mind. I was pouring everything into what seemed like an empty dream that was yielding no returns. However, when you are building a vision you cannot be moved by what you see, hear, feel or experience. Tenacity has carried me through the tension, turbulence, and transition. Perseverance is what has preserved me.

In closing, I hope you will stay tuned over the next few weeks. I will be sharing more about the next era of Jamelle Sanders International. Again, if you no longer desire to be connected to this organization I encourage you to unsubscribe from the mailing list. This is a pivotal moment in the history of this organization. Soon I will be laying out the plans and showing you the new direction for JSI. I hope you will get on board with the new thing that is happening and that you will partner with this global vision. Great vision is sustained through great partners. I know that this message has resonated with you. Many of you are in need of courage. Every major change in your life will necessitate courage. Without courage, you will never possess what has been promised to you. Courage does not deny the obstacle. Courage simply defies the odds. You have no need to fear. All you need to do is take courage!