A Year of
Gumption.
I'm turning 50 — so I'm spending the year getting braver, out loud. But this isn't my solo mission; it's ours. 52 weeks, 52 small brave moves, one word we're done just talking about: gumption. Let's get moving.
Join The Nudge →The gap between wanting to and doing it has a name: "but." Gumption is what gets us across it. This year, we practice — together, one small, slightly-scary move at a time.
One small brave move a week. In your inbox.
Not my newsletter — shorter, braver, and built to make you actually do the thing before Friday. Each week I hand you one small brave move that turns a "someday" into a "done," plus a nudge to share it with the rest of us. Under a minute to read.
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One small move that could move everything. Every Monday. Free.
The Gumption Starter Kit
The But-Buster
21 simple daily nudges to bust through the "buts" holding you back — a mini taste of the whole Year of Gumption. Because there's powerful progress on the other side of your but-busting.
Get the But-Buster →The Self-Trust Stockpile
Here's the truth: confidence is B.S. To show up braver in the moments that matter, you don't wait for confidence — you build your self-trust. This shows you how.
Get the Stockpile →The Book
This whole year is me writing the book by living it. A little coffee-table book of gumption comes first — be the first to know when it lands.
Be first to know →Meet the Self-Doubt Spiral
Everything we want sits on the far side of one word: but. Here's the pattern — the same one for all of us:
Decide
"I want to…" The spark. You know the thing you'd love to do.
Delay
"…but." Self-doubt spins its stories — the Four Horsemen: perfectionism, fear, imposter syndrome, judgment.
Do
You move anyway. You rewrite the delay into a brave move — and you go.
Self-trust isn't a feeling you wait for. It's earned by doing. So this year — month by month — we walk each other out of the spiral.
F-It Fridays
Every Friday, we do the thing we've been overthinking — and post it with #YearOfGumption. Big or tiny, loud or quiet. Tag me, tag each other; I'll be doing mine out loud all year long. Bravery is contagious — let's start an outbreak.
Share your first brave move →Your story belongs here.
This isn't my year — it's ours. So tell me about a time you found the gumption to move: the scary thing you did, the "but" you finally busted, the move you're proud of (or the one you're still working up to). We're gathering them all year long — and yes, your story just might land in the book.
Share your gumption →Monthly Moves
Each month takes on one piece of the spiral — a Horseman to bust, a delay to rewrite into a brave move. Join The Nudge, and each month's collective move lands in your inbox.
Hi — I'm Sally.
Keynote speaker, bestselling author of Speaking Story, and a card-carrying Professional Nudger. For 20 years I've helped people find the gumption to move — off the sidelines, past the "but," toward the thing they secretly, desperately want to do.
My confession: I'm great at nudging other people off the ledge — and I've spent an embarrassing amount of time parked on my own. So this year, my 50th, I'm taking my own medicine, out loud, with you.
I don't do the brave part for you. I get you to the edge. The nudge is mine; the gumption — and the leap — are yours.