Lady Gaga, Sylvester Stallone, and Elon Musk all felt the same fear you feel right now. Gaga got dropped from her first record label, Stallone was broke and selling his dog to survive, and Musk spent his last dollars trying to keep Tesla and SpaceX alive. They weren’t fearless. They just acted anyway. I walk you through how each of them pushed through rejection, doubt, and pressure to build the lives they wanted. Their stories show that the greatest breakthroughs come right after the moments that feel impossible.