It’s easy to think about the thing you want to do. To plan it. To research it. To talk about it. To post about it.

It’s hard to do it.

Don’t get me wrong—you shouldn’t jump in without any thought or planning. But once you’ve got a clear sense that it’s something you want to do, start. Don’t postpone it until you’ve learned everything or until you’ve figured out the perfect version. That moment won’t arrive—unless you build the imperfect version first.

You can keep reading and preparing—but that puts you in a state of inertia. And unless something pushes you forward, you won’t move. That push has to come from you—and from the first imperfect version you’re willing to create.

Want to build a website? Stop brainstorming features and start building.

Want a better role? Stop waiting for the next certificate—start applying now.

Want to get fit? Stop waiting for Monday—go for a short run this afternoon.

The point is: There is no perfect moment. There is only now.

Not:

“I’ll start on Monday”

“I’ll kick off in January”

“I just need to finish…”

If waiting worked, we’d have far fewer businesses, creators, or ideas in the world. Many of the most successful things started out as messy, scrappy, half-formed ideas—with too much missing and not much in place.

You don’t need a full plan. You need a start. And the discipline to make it better every day.

Starting matters more than perfecting. Because even if that perfect moment arrives, most people who wait for it don’t follow through. Just look at your local gym in January—and again in December. The ones who started with a New Year’s resolution? Most didn’t make it to the end of the year.

So what now?

Start the thing today.

Whether it’s:

– a basic, broken version of your website

– a rough MVP of your product

– a messy, error-filled CV

Start where you are, with what you have.

Start now. Then make it better every single day.