I love the movie Inception, and one of the key scenes asks a character to take a leap of faith. In that story, the only way to escape the situation is to go beyond rationality and truly take a leap of faith.
However, we live in the real world, not the movies, so we operate from a combination of that leap of faith of what feels right, allied to rationality and having certain core foundational elements in place prior to taking the leap.
We all are at different places on the spectrum of bravery. With that, we all need certain things in place before we take a leap.
I often support leaders with a key career change for them. Some will take the leap with little or no safety net, others will take years to plan their leap before taking it, having a large financial cushion in place, planning their next move before they quit, or otherwise having prepared so they can make the leap take less faith.
What needs to happen for you before you take a leap of faith?