<p>What if you&#39;ve been winning all along — and just didn&#39;t know it?</p><p>We&#39;ve been going one letter at a time through the THRIVE code. T is for Through. H is for Him. R is for Receive. I is for Impossible. And now we&#39;re at the letter that might shift how you see your entire day.</p><p>V is for VICTORIES.</p><p>We&#39;ve gotten it wrong. We&#39;ve defined victory as the final result — the big win, the breakthrough, the moment everyone celebrates. But what if victory is actually every single step that leads there?</p><p>In this episode I share a moment from 2020 — COVID, a park, a football, a basketball hoop, and a visually impaired mom who decided to go all in when her kids dared her to try. I asked them to point me toward the goal. First throw hit the backboard. Second throw — swish. They absolutely lost their minds.</p><p>But the real victory wasn&#39;t that day. It was every single practice shot in a Kentucky driveway growing up that nobody saw, nobody cheered, nobody counted.</p><p>Those small moments mattered. And yours do too.</p><p>If you&#39;ve been skipping past the small wins waiting for the big one — this episode is for you.</p><p><strong>🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p><ul><li>Victory isn&#39;t the final win — it&#39;s every step that leads to the championship</li><li>The small victories you overlook are the ones God wants you to stop and celebrate</li><li>You can only celebrate what you&#39;re willing to receive — the letters keep building on each other</li><li>Learning to notice victories in yourself and others is a practice, not a personality trait</li><li>You are winning in ways you haven&#39;t recognized yet — and that matters more than you know</li></ul><p><strong>📣 YOUR NEXT STEPS</strong></p><p>📖 Grab <em>Step Out &amp; Thrive</em> on Amazon → <a href="https://a.co/d/0bEoBuU1">https://a.co/d/0bEoBuU1</a></p><p>💬 Join the FREE community → <a href="https://community.stepoutandthrive.com">https://community.stepoutandthrive.com</a></p><p>🎧 Follow the show for the final letter next week → <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0FMfc7G1vbyBvBIIO5Nus6">https://open.spotify.com/show/0FMfc7G1vbyBvBIIO5Nus6</a></p><p>📺 Watch on YouTube → <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bethanybjoy">https://www.youtube.com/@bethanybjoy</a></p><p><em>Step Out &amp; Thrive is for faith-driven helpers, healers, and dreamers who are ready to find God in the everyday — even when nothing makes sense.</em></p><p></p>