Am I ever going to be ready?

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡” 𝐨𝐫 “𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐭”, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐲?

I have always taken pride in mastery since young and I strive to be the best in whatever I do. It served me well, until it didn’t.

It started to keep me safe. Too safe.

I was interested in starting my own mindfulness and coaching practice more than 6 years ago. I started different projects and then held back in marketing them because I just wasn’t “there” yet. I look up to many amazing teachers and coaches and feel that I am so far from them. I have so much to learn.

At my corporate work, it was easy for me to be decisive. At my own projects or business, I am reluctant. I always felt that I should learn more, gather more accreditations before I am ready. I do not have a boss giving me the assurance that I was good enough to do the work. I set my own bar. As I started collecting certifications, I realized that my bar of being “𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ” always moved.

There’s always more to learn. In the name of Mastery, I kept myself in the safe space of learning.

I launched my coaching program this year. What closely ensued was the familiar voice of doubt that says “you could learn more and be more ready”. I acknowledged the voice and moved ahead with support from my own coach. I am grateful that all slots were booked and I have been supporting amazing individuals in their journey of discovering clarity, inner strength and confidence. Every day, I am grateful that I took action.

I am ready enough, even though I thought I wasn’t.

My takeaway is, we will never be 100% ready. The excuse of mastery has kept me circling around on the spot for a while. We get better by doing the work and learning from them. One day, we will look back and see how far we have come.

My invitation to you is:
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡” 𝐨𝐫 “𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐭”, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐲?

If you resonate with the above and would like support or just connect, feel free to reach out to me.