“If I don’t make this investment, who will?”

The Ruckus Maker Flywheel Chapter 10

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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.”