01/09/2026
āReady Is A Decision, Not A Feelingā
I read this recently and it really resonated.
We often think we need to learn more, train more, buy more or become more before weāre ready. But what if ready isnāt something we feel? What if itās simply a decision?
It reminded me of a cycling trip I did through Spain in 2016. A friend and I cycled from Seville to Santiago to GijĆ³n over six weeks, through the heat of June and July, over hills and mountains, with just a handful of rest days.
How long had we trained? None. I said yes just three weeks before leaving and barely sat on a bike beforehand. I borrowed almost everything and cycled in my trusty Birkenstocks; my friend wore flip-flops.
Some days were hard. There were climbs where I physically couldnāt pedal and had to get off and push.
But that trip taught me something invaluable: we can spend weeks, months or even years trying to feel ready, or we can simply decide to begin.
Because even when we canāt pedal, we can still walk.
We donāt have to do everything āperfectlyā. We donāt have to do anything like others might. We donāt have to look like anyone else and nor does our experience have to look like anybody elseās.
The goal isnāt to āaceā every moment or ādo it rightā; itās to have the experience in the first place. It isnāt about living a perfect life but about living life.
How many experiences have you talked yourself out of because you didnāt feel ready? What excited you but you shelved it because you thought, āI need to do xyz first and then Iāll be readyā?
And what might change if you decided that you already are?
