The Illusion of Being “Ready”

If you’re waiting until it feels safe, you’ll wait forever. In this episode, Jim dismantles the myth of “being ready” and shows why we hide behind planning, perfectionism, and permission-based thinking. Through real-world examples-from founders and athletes to new leaders-he outlines how progress happens in motion. You’ll leave with concrete tools: the smallest viable action, the 24-hour rule, the five-minute rule, and a practical way to separate skill prep from courage prep so you can finally move on the goals you keep postponing.

Key Takeaways

• Readiness is often code for wanting safety. Safety isn’t coming; momentum is a choice.

• Planning can be useful, but over-planning becomes fear disguised as productivity.

• Action before clarity: reality reveals itself only once you start.

• Separate skill gaps from courage gaps. Skills are trained; courage is exercised.

• Use deadlines, the 24-hour rule, and five-minute actions to force movement.

• Permission-based mindsets from school and work do not map to the chaos of real life or business.

• If you won’t act, stop pretending it’s a priority-reclaim the mental bandwidth.