The Perfect Moment That Never Comes!

I was looking at my goals earlier this week, and I realized I have put off starting certain things because I keep telling myself the moment isn’t quite right. Weeks turn to months, and years go by, and still, the moment is never quite right.

When was the last time everything lined up just right for you to take action? The biggest decisions I have made in life were often made with a mix of uncertainty but a lot of courage mixed with faith. If you wait until you have every skill, every connection, and every ounce of confidence, you’ll still be sitting in the same place years from now, watching others move ahead.

This is what i was telling myself

“I’ll do it when I’m more experienced,”

“I will do it when I have more savings,” 

“I will do it when I feel ready.”

The truth is that the perfect moment doesn’t exist. And the longer you wait for it, the more opportunities you let slip through your fingers. Perfection conditions is a myth, an excuse that convinces us that we’re being careful when, in reality, we’re just stalling. If companies waited for a perfect product before launching, a lot of innvovations we enjoy today would not exist. The better approach is to launch, learn, and improve along the way.

Waiting for perfection could mean waiting forever. A job posting disappears because you hesitated. A business idea stays in your head while someone else brings it to life. A promotion goes to the colleague who wasn’t necessarily better than you, just bolder. The ones who succeed are the ones who move despite the fear and uncertainty.

If you want to learn to swim, you don’t read hundreds of  books on swimming and watch endless YouTube videos before jumping in the pool. You get in, splash around, maybe swallow some water, but eventually, you learn. Most things in life work the same way. Action breeds confidence, not the other way around.

This doesn’t mean you should be reckless. Preparation is important, but there’s a difference between being prepared and being paralyzed by overthinking. Instead of waiting for 100% certainty, move forward when you’re 70% ready. The remaining 30%? You’ll figure it out as you go.

Some of the best opportunities come when you feel the least ready. The job you take before you master all the skills. The leadership role you step into before you feel like a leader. The side hustle you start before you fully “understand business.” Growth comes after the leap, not before it.

So, stop waiting for that magical, flawless moment. If something keeps tugging at you, take a step towards it today. Not when you’re perfectly ready, but when you’re just ready enough.

Because the perfect moment? It’s not coming. But progress? That starts the moment you decide to move.

Gratitude: This week and in this women’s month, I am grateful for the women who have shaped and influenced my career. I wrote an article on this which you can read it here

Gratefully