You'll Never Be 100% Ready

I can still remember the night I almost talked myself out of starting.

Fifteen years ago, my wife and I were sitting at the kitchen table, six figures in debt, feeling overwhelmed, and wondering how we were ever going to move forward. I wasn’t “ready.” I didn’t have all the answers. I had doubts, fears, and a hundred reasons why the timing wasn’t right.

But here’s the truth I’ve learned since then: you will never be 100% ready. It’s never going to be the “perfect” time. Waiting for those conditions only keeps you stuck.

What changed everything for me that night wasn’t having the perfect plan. It was having the courage to make a single decision. To take one step.

That decision set in motion a series of events I never could have predicted: becoming a New York State Trooper of the Year, building a million dollar business, running ultramarathons, being a best-selling author and now, standing on stages as a keynote speaker sharing my message with audiences across the country.

None of it happened because I was ready. It happened because I chose to start.

And here’s the part many people overlook: whether something works out or doesn’t, both outcomes are valuable. If it works, you’ve gained progress. If it doesn’t, you’ve gained wisdom. Either way, you move forward.

The hardest realization is looking in the mirror and admitting that the person holding you back isn’t your boss, your circumstances, or your lack of resources. It’s you. I know because I had to face that truth myself.

That’s why my philosophy is simple: you’re always one decision away.

Not ten decisions. Not when everything lines up. Not when you feel ready. One decision.

So if you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to chase your goal, to start that project, to take back control of your health, or to finally step into the life you know you’re meant to live, this is it.

Make the decision today. One day at a time. One decision at a time. One goal at a time.

Your future doesn’t start someday. It starts right now.