🚗 A Flat Tire, a Texas Summer, and a Lesson I Didn’t Know I Needed

Today my son and I changed a tire.

In the blistering Texas heat.

On pavement hot enough to fry your last nerve.

And with every part of me wanting to wait until my husband got home.

I almost did. I almost said, “Let’s just wait — he can do it.” After all, he’s good at this kind of thing, and he works hard all day. But something stopped me. It felt wrong to add this to the long list of things waiting for him after work. More than that, it felt like a moment that was asking something from me.

So we ventured forth. My son and I. Into the heat. Into the unknown. And we got that tire changed.

But Here’s the Real Story…

I’ve been quietly drowning this week in backend business tech:

💻 Integrating a new scheduling and payment system.

🧩 Embedding forms.

📬 Transferring email lists.

🤯 Trying to make it all work on my website without throwing my laptop across the room.

I’m a creative. A communicator. A movement person. Not a “systems” girl. I hit a mental wall fast when things start getting technical. I start thinking, “I can’t do this.” I tell myself I’ll find someone else. That I should delegate. That it’s too hard.

Delegation is good. Wise, even. But so is grit.

And today, in the heat with a lug wrench and my teenager at my side, I remembered something I’d forgotten:

I can do hard things.

I can try.

I can figure it out.

I can make a choice to do it — not perfectly, but with love, and purpose, and stubborn joy.

I Didn’t Change the Tire Because I Knew How.

I Changed It Because I Knew Why.

I didn’t want my husband to have to do it after working all day.

I wanted to show my son what resilience looks like.

I wanted to contribute.

I wanted to care.

And I think that’s the same reason I’ll keep learning how to run this business — tech struggles and all. Because I believe in it. I believe that what we offer through dance, fitness, and performance has the power to change lives.

So I’ll keep pushing through the systems and software and emails.

I’ll get help when I need it — and I do need it —

but I won’t give up just because it’s uncomfortable.

Because I’ve got something to build.

And today reminded me: I still know how to build it.

So To You — Fellow Creative, Leader, or Dreamer:

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, or small, or tech-weary…

If you’re tempted to hand it all off before you give yourself a chance…

If you’ve been quietly waiting for someone else to change your “tire”…

💥 You’ve got this.

You can do hard things, too.

Even when it’s hot.

Even when it’s not your strong suit.

Even when it’s messy and takes longer than it should.

Whether it’s learning software, returning to the studio, auditioning again, launching a class, or starting that business — you can do it.

One step. One crank of the wrench. One moment of belief.

Keep your eyes on the goal. Remember your why.

And change the dang tire.