Don’t wait: Start now

When I was 17, I got into reading in my free time. I remember reading books like Crime & Punishment, American Psycho, Post Office, etc. I loved it. Before I finished one book, I would buy the next one and got excited about starting it. Reading was so important to me, that I had this urge to write books myself. But it wasn’t until I was 28 that I actually started writing a book. Before that, I tried to start a few times, but it never amounted to anything. So when someone tells me they’ve wanted to start a business, write a book, or learn a skill for years, I understand. You can genuinely want something and keep putting it off. And after a while, you get so used to talking about it that you barely notice another year has passed. What are you waiting for? It can be many things. Maybe you’re worrying about failure. Maybe you just don’t know how to start. But you can overcome those things, right? And yet, we just don’t start. What are you avoiding? In 2013, I felt stuck in my career. I’d…