Somewhere along the way, many of us started waiting. Waiting for the perfect idea. The perfect timing. The certification. The approval. The green light from someone who never actually shows up.
I’ve done this too. I’ve sat with a full heart and a million ideas, but convinced myself I needed to get ready before I could start. I’d tell myself, “Once I take that course. Once I fix my website. Once I figure out exactly what I’m offering.” And yet months would pass, and the art, the project, the business would stay in my head, untouched.
Here’s what I’ve learned after a decade of entrepreneurship and a lifetime of creating: you don’t need permission to begin. You need courage to start messy. You need trust in your own curiosity. You need a willingness to be a beginner again and again.
No gatekeeper is coming. You are the one you’ve been waiting for.
Starting scrappy is not a sign of being unprepared. It’s a badge of honor. The most beautiful things I’ve made began in a notebook, a napkin sketch, or a daydream that didn’t yet make sense. But movement made it real. Mistakes made it better. And persistence made it mine.
So if you’re sitting on an idea right now—whether it’s a painting, a blog, a business, or a whole new life—let this be your sign. You’re ready enough.
Start where you are. The magic is in the doing.
—Lesley
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