Pushing from ideas to action…

I’ve always had these big ideas. I want to own my own house, finally get that photography career going, buy a car, and land a part-time WFH job that actually pays the bills. You know, all the stuff that would make life feel like it’s falling into place.

The ideas? They're crystal clear. The actual doing? That's where things fall apart.

It’s not that I’m waiting for the “perfect” time. I’ve realized it’s something deeper—I feel like I just… can't. There's this constant voice in my head saying, "What if you fail?" And that thought can be paralyzing.

It's like I want all these things so badly, but I'm also terrified of messing it up. What if I start and it goes nowhere? What if I’m not good enough? What if the house never happens, the photography flops, or I end up stuck in some job that doesn’t pay enough?

The fear of failure is real. And it’s stopping me from even trying sometimes.

But here’s what I’m learning: not trying is kind of like already failing. I’m sitting here, afraid of all the ways things could go wrong, but meanwhile, nothing’s moving forward. And that’s just as bad as failing—maybe worse, because I’ll never know what could’ve been if I don’t at least give it a shot.

So I’m telling myself, it’s time to get real and take some action, even if it’s scary.

I don’t have to figure everything out all at once. I can take it one step at a time. Maybe that means researching how to make my photography more than just a hobby. Or saving up little by little for that car. Whatever it is, I need to stop letting the fear of failing hold me back.

Because, yeah, I might fail. But I might not. And I think I’d rather face the possibility of failing than sit here forever wondering "what if?"

Anyway, ‘til next time… T<3