Ready Enough: Stop Overthinking and Start Taking Action
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You don't need perfect readiness to say yes to an opportunity; you only need to be ready enough.
Welcome!
Afraid of choosing wrong and looking foolish?
In this episode of Dim to Daring, I'm getting real about what happens when opportunity knocks, and you're standing in the closet, paralyzed by indecision.
From my jacket dilemma before a coffee date with a new friend, to the deeper truth about why we wait for perfect readiness, this is about giving yourself permission to be "ready enough" and trusting that you'll figure it out along the way.
You'll discover why perfect preparation is often just procrastination in disguise, how to know when you're actually ready enough to take the first step, and why the people getting the opportunities aren't more prepared—they're just more willing to learn in real time.
This is your permission to stop waiting for certainty and start building confidence through imperfect action.
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
The jacket dilemma: Why overthinking the small stuff reflects how we approach big opportunities
The Ready Enough Weather Chart: Your new system for decision-making (because sometimes you just need permission to pick something and go)
Why you'll never feel 100% ready—and why that's actually okay
The expertise trap: How my PE teacher friend earned her confidence through being "ready enough" thousands of times
The real cost of waiting: What happens while you're preparing vs. what others learn by doing
Why perfect preparation is often just fear dressed up in a blazer, carrying a clipboard
The parallel between choosing a jacket and saying yes to opportunities that stretch you
How to shift from "How can I avoid failure?" to "How can I learn quickly?"
The ready enough mindset in practice: What it actually looks like across different scenarios
Three powerful questions to identify your "ready enough" moment this week
Why confidence doesn't come from being perfectly prepared—it comes from showing up scared
The rainstorm walk story: Sometimes ready enough goes sideways, and it's still absolutely worth it
✨ If you've been waiting for the perfect moment, the perfect plan, or the perfect confidence to say yes to something that matters, this episode is your reminder that you already have enough—you just need to trust yourself to figure out the rest along the way.
Timestamps:
[00:00] – Teaser: The jacket dilemma
[01:05] – Intro: When you're running on time until you're not
[02:35] – The Ready Enough Weather Chart (your new decision-making gift)
[03:43] – Standing in the closet, stuck in decision limbo
[04:52] – The parallel—waiting for perfect readiness in life
[06:40] – The cost of waiting while others are already doing
[08:49] – The expertise trap—how confidence is actually built
[11:00] – What "ready enough" actually looks like in practice
[12:49] – Your jacket moment—what are you really waiting for?
[14:25] – Three questions to take your first step this week
[15:21] – The coffee date, the rainstorm walk, and why showing up matters
Key Points:
You'll Never Feel 100% Ready — That nervous energy doesn't disappear when you're "ready"—it just means you're doing something that matters
Ready Enough Is the Goal — You don't need perfect preparation; you need the basics covered and the willingness to learn the rest
Life Has a Thermostat — You can always adjust along the way, but you don't learn the skills if you never leave the house
Perfect Preparation = Procrastination — It's often just fear dressed up to look productive
Confidence Comes from Action — You can't build it from the sidelines; you have to be in the game
The Alternative Is Staying Stuck — Standing in the hallway analyzing every option isn't keeping you safe—it's keeping you exactly where you are
Sometimes Ready Enough Goes Sideways — And it's still worth it because you showed up, said yes, and created the memory
Episode Summary:
In this episode, I share what happened when a simple jacket choice before a coffee date revealed a much bigger pattern about how we approach opportunities in life.
Drawing from my own moments of decision paralysis and the lesson from a retired PE teacher who had a system, I explore why waiting to feel perfectly ready keeps us stuck—and why "ready enough" is actually the key to growth.
You'll discover three practical questions to help you take your first step this week and learn why the discomfort of not being fully prepared is exactly what builds the person you're becoming.
Whether you're facing a career opportunity, a creative project, or a life change that feels bigger than your current skill set, this episode gives you permission to grab the jacket, walk out the door, and trust yourself to figure out the rest along the way.
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Remember:
You don't need perfect readiness to say yes—you just need to be ready enough.
The only way you build confidence is to do the thing before you feel confident.
Every brave choice is a rep—every time you do something scared, you're building who you're becoming.
Gratitude acknowledges the growth. The messy middle builds the muscle. And ready enough is how you move forward.
Don't wait until you feel like the new version of you—say yes as the woman you are right now: learning, experimenting, becoming.
Keep stepping forward, one imperfectly perfect layer at a time. ðŸ‘