imperfect action

I keep telling myself that I will share when I am ready, but the truth is, I will never feel ready.

Every day, I spend hours learning. Hours spent watching videos, joining webinars, reading books, and learning from as many perspectives as is humanely possible in a single day. Every day, my mind continues to widen, my thoughts get a little more muddled and, somehow, at the same time, a little bit clearer. Every day it becomes increasingly apparent that there is so much more to learn.

It’s overwhelming and anxiety-inducing the amount of information we have accessible to us, waiting at our fingertips, one click away.

I keep putting off sharing my writing because the perfectionist in me doesn’t think it’s good enough.

I keep putting off building a social media presence because I don’t feel ready. I keep talking myself out of creating. I keep going back to the narrative that I won’t be able to find the right words.

The reality is that I will never feel truly ready. Sometimes I will say the wrong thing and make mistakes; I am practicing recognizing that’s okay.

I don’t want to continue to let my fear dictate my potential.

– Deep Breath –

I have a vision for my life and for normalizeheart that scares me. A vision that makes me uncomfortable, one that inspires me and terrifies me.

A vision that can’t come to fruition without bravery.

I am not alone in this.

Almost all of the creators I follow talk about taking imperfect action. Taking one small step today, knowing it won’t be perfect, but that it will bring us closer to achieving our dreams.

So here I am. Acknowledging and accepting that I will make mistakes, that I can’t control how my words will be interpreted, and that I will always have more self-work to do. Today I am also acknowledging that these reasons aren’t good enough to stop.

I am building a foundation that roots me in a curiosity mindset. I am creating and writing from a place that recognizes the work I have already done and the work I have yet to do.

Today, I am choosing to show up, to be vulnerable, and to create the space for you to do the same.

We have so much more to gain than we have to lose.

Let’s take that imperfect action towards our dreams. Let’s let our bravery win over our fear.