In my role, I have heard MANY TIMES that a person was “not ready yet.” Not ready for a higher level mentorship container. Not ready to press send. Not ready to publish. Not ready to launch. “Not ready” is seductive because it always implies that one day you WILL
magically
BECOME ready.
Now 20+ years into my own entrepreneurial journey, I’ve seen WAY too much of this, and way too many people who are CONSTANTLY in getting ready mode. Always prepping… always polishing…. always double- and triple-checking their “readiness…” always finding (upon double checking) that there’s yet ANOTHER something that MUST be done in order for them to be ready.
HARD TRUTH:
Mediocrity & Timidity
are born, bred and strengthened
in such ways.
As I prepare to see my oldest daughter walk down the aisle, I remember a sobbing man who walked his only daughter down the aisle and gave her to another man. I look back at my wedding pictures and see two kids who were too young to even KNOW how un-ready they were.
Yet, here we are.
21 years later.
Way more in love today than back then,
but now…
with much more mature eyes… wide open,
and hearts fully united.
Had we waited until we were “ready”
financially,
relationally,
spiritually,
career-wise,
I can tell you…
it wouldn’t have happened.
If I’d waited until I was READY to have kids,
I’d be childless today.
Because you know the ONLY thing that gets you REALLY ready for a kid? Bringing that kid home.
If I’d waited until all my ducks were sorted before I quit my job, I’d still be working for someone else. Probably, driving to some office with fluorescent lighting and stale air… instead of writing this post, listening to the birds chirping surrounded by the beauty of my “deck office” out back.
If I’d waited until I felt READY,
I’d have NEVER hopped on that stage in Texas,
following none other than Suze Orman.
If I’d WAITED until I felt READY,
Women Who WOW would still JUST be an idea…
a “business name,”
but not a thriving international community of the top 5% of women business owners.
Most business owners
PERSIST in mediocrity,
because they are STILL getting READY for their BIG MOVE.
Which, according to Napoleon Hill is, “FATAL to your success.”
Readiness is a seductive drug.
It is positioned as a sign of wisdom.
It is revered in circles of the wise.
But I wonder if “fully READY” even exists?
The future doesn’t exist.
All we have is RIGHT NOW.
All we have is TODAY.
This moment.
Ready ENOUGH to jump, though…
THAT exists.
and you have that…
today.
What’s the BOLDEST thing you can do today?
What’s the move you could make today that you absolutely don’t feel READY for?
What if READY was ACTUALLY a success-robbing trap, as I predict it ALWAYS is? What if “ready” was holding you captive for longer than you wanted to stay? Costing you more than you wanted to spend?
So, over to you… where is the MYTH of “ready” slowing you down? Robbing you of the MAGIC of today?
Consider journaling on this: If I felt FULLY READY, and FULLY EQUIPPED, I would ______________________.
Bonus: Make your list and then… do it. Because ready simply doesn’t exist.
Ready ENOUGH to jump…
THAT exists.
and you have that…
today.
Ready to FINALLY join Women Who WOW? I get emails EVERY SINGLE Day from people who say they’re “stalking me” or “always watching.” GREAT, but don’t JUST hang around the peripheral. There’s a REASON people say that WOW is the BEST money they spend on their business ALL YEAR, EVERY year. Message me for details.
