I wasn’t ready.

There was a moment in my career when I realised something uncomfortable.

I had been waiting to feel ready.

Ready to put the work in.

Ready to commit fully.

Ready to become the person the goal required.

But ready never came.

Because ready isn’t a feeling.

It’s a decision.

The players I’ve worked with who made the biggest leaps didn’t wait until conditions were perfect.

They started before they felt prepared.

And somewhere in the doing, the confidence arrived.

Not before.

After.

I’ve had to relearn this lesson more than once.

I’m relearning it again right now.

What are you waiting to feel ready for?