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Just Do It

Fear’s loud. Doubt’s louder.

And then there is the peanut gallery of well meaning opinions that sound suspiciously like are you sure you want to do that?


Every big move you will ever make comes with a choir of what ifs.

What if I fail?

What if I look stupid?

What if I’m not ready?

What if they don’t like it?


Here is magic four little words…I’ll do it anyway.


“I’m scared.”

I’ll do it anyway.


“They might talk about me.”

I’ll do it anyway.


“I’ve never done this before.”

I’ll do it anyway.


Those four words are permission and rebellion wrapped in one.

They don’t deny your fear they dare it to watch.

They don’t erase uncertainty, they tell it to move over because you have got stuff to do.


This isn’t toxic positivity. It’s not pretending the nerves don’t exist. It’s a muscle. Every time you do it anyway, you train your brain to move even when the path is foggy, the stakes are high, and your inner critic is waving red flags.


You won’t always get it right.

Sometimes you’ll bomb. Sometimes it’ll be awkward. Sometimes you will wish you had waited.

But every single time you will have proof that you are someone who takes the swing.


Fear at work doesn’t usually sound like fear.

It sounds like

“Let me just wait until this is perfect.”

“I’ll speak up next time.”

“I’m not senior enough for that yet.”


You have already talked yourself out of the shot before the ball left your hands.


But every career shifting opportunity comes with some discomfort leading a meeting for the first time, taking on a stretch project, presenting to leadership.


In those moments, I’ll do it anyway becomes career boosters.

It tells your leaders you are willing to step up.

It shows your team that discomfort isn’t danger it’s growth.

And it rewires your own brain to trust that readiness is built in the doing, not in the waiting.


Will you always crush it? Nope.

But the reputation you will build, someone who moves forward even when they’re nervous, is the kind of brand that gets you tapped for the next big thing.


So go ahead.

Scared

Unprepared

Outnumbered

do it anyway.

ღ Chi


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