Yet the quote’s second sentence names a common obstacle: the belief that someone else must approve your beginning. Permission can look like credentials, confidence, the “right time,” or a nod from an authority figure, but it often functions as a convenient pause button. You remain safe from failure so long as you remain “preparing.”
In contrast, the quote treats waiting as an optional subplot, not the main narrative. Once you see permission as a psychological device rather than a real requirement, you can start noticing where you’ve outsourced decisions—career moves, creative projects, relationships—to imagined gatekeepers. [...]
