Ep 59 - What if you don't wait until you feel ready?

Ep 59 - What if you don't wait until you feel ready?

From Showing Up by Halina

March 3, 2026 · 9 min · Season 2 · Episode 59

About this episode

In this episode, Halina discusses the importance of taking action before feeling ready and how it can lead to creativity and momentum.

Back in Spain again for a while, I took my phone down to the beach on Monday morning to test my writing system in a new environment. I had no topic or clear idea what to talk about. And definitely some resistance before I left the house. But I went anyway. In this episode, I’m sharing what happens when you start creating before you feel ready. Before you have anything meaningful to say. I talk about the resistance that shows up (even when we know something works), how momentum is created through imperfect action, and why waiting for readiness can quietly delay creativity. Sometimes the first few minutes feel like rambling. Like mental morning pages. Random observations. But if you stay with it, something shifts. An idea appears. And often, that one small idea is all you need for the week. We also talk about: building momentum through tiny steps creating a “container” for your creativity becoming the kind of person who takes action and treating your work like an experiment instead of a test If you’ve been waiting to feel ready to start something (a podcast, a blog, a creative project) this is your reminder that readiness rarely comes first. Action does. I hope this episode…

People in this episode

Host: Halina

Topics covered

  • creativity
  • action
  • momentum
  • resistance
  • imperfect action
  • creative projects

Keywords

  • creativity
  • action
  • momentum
  • resistance
  • imperfect action
  • creative projects
  • starting something new

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 3 Days to Create Your Mini Course

Places: Spain

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