Hurt, But Building Anyway

I’ll be honest with you — I’m hurt. Not because I expect everyone to support me, but because I’ve poured my everything into building this academy from nothing. And when I gave the exclusive opportunity to join Cohort: Ground Zero before I even laid out the full vision, some people shrugged it off like it was just another thing on the internet.

Let me be crystal clear: this academy isn’t for everyone. If you’re comfortable living paycheck to paycheck, waiting on raises that barely cover groceries, and trading your hours for someone else’s dream, then no, this isn’t for you. But don’t come back to me later complaining about being stuck when you had the chance to step into the exact program designed to change that reality.

I built Ground Zero Academy from scratch. No big investors. No safety net. Just me, my computer, way too much caffeine, too little sleep, and more cat drama than I care to admit. I was staring at a blank screen wondering, what if I lose everything in the process? That question haunted me in the middle of the night when bills stacked up, when doubt whispered louder than my ambition, when people rolled their eyes at my dream.

But then I reframed it.
Instead of asking, what if I lose everything? I asked:
What if this becomes the story of how I gain everything?

And that shift changed everything. Because suddenly, the risk wasn’t about losing — it was about becoming. Becoming the woman who wouldn’t quit. Becoming the coach who created the very program she needed years ago. Becoming the founder of an academy that doesn’t just teach high ticket sales — it teaches women how to stand in the top 1%, to own their worth, to close deals without closing off their souls.

This is more than a course. It’s a blueprint, a playbook, an academy that says: you don’t need permission to step into wealth, power, and confidence. You need guidance, you need tools, and you need someone who has been in the trenches and is willing to pull you up. That’s what Ground Zero Academy is.

So yes, I’m hurt. But I’m also on fire. Because I know that every “no” today will turn into a “how did you do it?” tomorrow. And when that happens, I’ll smile and remember this exact moment.

For the ones who believe in themselves right now — the ones who don’t need proof before they leap — Cohort: Ground Zero is waiting. One hundred seats, thousands of requests. The window is closing fast.

You can either watch me build the success story I once feared I’d lose everything for… or you can decide to write your own with me.

The choice has always been yours. XOXOXO -Alesia