Build a small net before the big jump. Brave and prepared aren’t opposites.

Recklessness and courage look similar from a distance. The difference is what happens if it fails, and whoever thought about that in advance can take bigger swings rather than smaller ones, because the downside is survivable. Preparation is what buys you the nerve in the first place.

Before the leap, work out the floor. Some money set aside if that is possible, a place to stay, a way back if it has not worked in a year. Then go at the thing properly. Knowing what the bad outcome looks like is what lets you stop rehearsing it.