Ep# 096: [Pep Talk] Am I Ready?

Today’s pep talk is all about the all-too-common question: Am I ready? So let’s talk about it.  Are you really ready? I want you to start by thinking about the other side of the coin. What’s at stake when you lean into the other narrative that you’ve created that says you’re not ready? You think you will be ready when you make this much money/have this many customers/take one more course. But then you reach that initial goal and you still don’t feel ready! What’s up with that? Feeling ready for a big milestone in your life isn’t actually about your goals or your status. Being ready is a confidence thing; it’s about having the belief that you’ll figure it all out as it comes, and if you do make a mistake it will only serve to help you grow. Every time we reach a point in our business (or life, really) that will be the catalyst to take us to the next level, our gut check reaction is: Man, am I actually ready for this? But the thing is: obviously if you already had all of your ducks in a row and felt ready, you would already have reached that next level. So asking if you’re ready is a moot point! If you limit yourself to waiting until you wake up and think, I feel ready today!, you will be waiting for the rest of your existence! So stop asking the question: Am I ready? And start asking: what do I need to do to be prepared? What do I need to do to ensure that I am ready? We create confidence by doing, by moving forward even when we’re uncertain, by surviving through enough mistakes and failures that we know we can keep going even when it’s hard. SHOW NOTES: www.elizabethhartke.com/podcast/096