Start Anyway

You don't need permission

from the version of yourself

who hasn't failed yet.

The courage you're waiting for

is not stored somewhere safe,

not locked in a drawer

you'll open when you're ready.

It lives only in the doing.

Only in the small, imperfect step

taken before you feel

qualified.

Start anyway.

Finish later.

Fail loudly

and without apology.

The world doesn't need

your best performance.

It needs your honest try.