Step Off the Mark

12 min

The line between waiting and beginning can be no more than a finger’s width, yet still feel impossible to cross. With the image of a sprinter tipping forwards, fear becomes something you can carry into motion rather than defeat beforehand. Find the smallest concrete move, shift your weight, and let courage catch up on the way.

← Back courage
Marco Vella
Your storyteller
Marco Vella
Grounded, even, steady

Grounded and even, the same calm weight on every line — present without pushing, steady when the moment isn't.

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About this session

Step Off the Mark is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the courage collection, narrated by Marco Vella.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.

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