If there’s one thing I’ve learned from building businesses, it’s that the “right time” doesn’t exist. You wait for it — thinking you’ll feel more prepared, more confident, or more financially ready — but truthfully, you never really do. You just get braver.
When I first started out, I thought I needed all the answers before taking action. I’d overthink every little detail, wanting everything to be perfect before I made a move. But business doesn’t reward perfect planning — it rewards motion. It rewards the ones who take the leap, trip a few times, and still get back up to try again.
Starting before you’re ready forces growth. You make mistakes, of course — plenty of them — but you also find your rhythm, your strengths, and your own way of doing things. That’s where the magic happens.
Every step, even the wrong ones, teaches you something you couldn’t have learned by standing still.
So if there’s something sitting on your heart — a business idea, a side project, or even a small personal change — stop waiting for a sign that it’s time.
The truth is, you are the sign.
Start messy. Start uncertain. Start scared if you have to.
But start.
Because the lessons you’ll learn along the way will shape you far more than waiting ever will. And one day, you’ll look back and realise the “right time” was the moment you decided to begin.