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Some calls don’t give you answers. They hold up a mirror.
Jordan finally meets Max — not in a hallway, not in a podcast, but on a call she almost didn’t schedule.
She thought she was walking into coaching.
Instead, she walked into clarity.
The questions hit deeper than expected.
And when the investment — of time and energy — is revealed, she doesn’t flinch.
She reflects.
This is the moment when leadership shifts from something you survive to something you steward.
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Exploration
Jordan clicked the Zoom link at 6:59 p.m.
Her office was dark, lit only by the desk lamp and the blue glow of her screen. She wasn’t on campus — she’d gone home, changed into sweats, and returned to the call from her old guest room-turned-office. A peppermint tea sat steeping beside her laptop.
The invite had said:
Jordan Mastermind Exploration
But that didn’t calm her nerves.
She wasn’t afraid — just aware.
That this was … something.
At 7:00 p.m. on the dot, the screen went live.
Max.
RUCKUS MAKER hat. Hoodie. Whiteboard behind him, but no slides, no script. Just him. Present. Sharp-eyed. At ease.
“Hey Jordan,” he said, like they were old friends. “Appreciate you making time for this.”
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