Why I Stopped Waiting to Feel Ready

I used to believe that clarity came first. That one day I’d wake up and suddenly feel sure - confident enough, prepared enough, perfect enough - to finally do the things I’d been putting off. Launch the brand. Share the post. Write the book. Speak up. Move on. Start again. 

But that moment never really came. And the longer I waited to feel “ready,” the further I drifted from the version of myself I wanted to become. 

The truth is: readiness is a myth.

At least the kind we picture in our heads. No one tells you that most of your biggest, boldest, most life-changing steps will happen while your hands are still shaking. While your heart is still healing. While your confidence is still catching up to your vision. 

For a long time, I thought I needed more: 

More time. More certainty. More approval. But what I really needed was permission to try anyway - even if I didn’t feel 100% sure yet. 

 

Here’s what changed everything:

One day, I asked myself, “What if I just do it scared?”

What if I stop obsessing over perfection and start trusting the process? What if I take action before the confidence fully arrives? That shift - that decision to move before I felt ready - has opened more doors than waiting ever did. 

 

Since then, I’ve launched ideas while still doubting them. 

I’ve spoken truths I was afraid to say out loud. I’ve chosen peace over proving. I’ve moved forward even when the path wasn’t fully clear. And every single time I did something before I felt “ready,” I grew into the version of me who could handle it. 

That’s the thing most people don’t realize: Confidence is built by doing. Not by waiting.

So if you’re waiting for the perfect time - this is it.

Start the thing. Send the email. End what’s no longer right for you. Say yes. Say no. Say whatever you need to say. Not because you feel totally fearless. But because you’re finally done letting fear keep you stuck. You don’t have to feel ready. You just have to be willing.