There’s this trap many ambitious people fall into: the endless loop of wishing.
We wish for better circumstances. We wish for a break. We wish for the right time, the right team, the right inspiration, the right opportunity. And before we know it, a year has passed and all we’ve done is wish.
The truth is, wishing feels safe.
It gives the illusion of motion without the risk of failure. It lets you dream of the future while avoiding the uncomfortable act of building it. Wishing is comforting. Doing is confronting.
I’ve learned this in every chapter of my life, be it architecting cloud systems, building Atlassian automations, or writing late into the night. Nothing ever moved until I did. Not the code, not the blog, not the opportunities.
Action is the hinge on which everything turns.
You can read all the books. You can plan the perfect architecture. You can visualize your ideal day for months. But none of it carries weight until you take the first imperfect, clumsy, uncertain step.
I’ve seen people in tech spend months “planning” their next certification or startup, waiting for a surge of motivation. I’ve done it too. But the truth is most of the time clarity doesn’t come before action, it comes because of it.
You don’t wait to feel ready. You move, and readiness follows.
You don’t wait to understand everything. You start, and understanding arrives mid-stride.
You don’t wish for change. You work for it, one deliberate move at a time.
The life you want isn’t hiding in your head, it’s waiting in the doing.
The blog you’ve been meaning to start, the script you’ve been meaning to write, the course you’ve been meaning to finish—none of them need another wish. They need an action.
So today, just begin.
Even if it’s small. Even if it’s awkward. Even if it’s nothing like what you pictured. Because your progress doesn’t need perfection, it needs motion, it just needs you to begin.
Wishing tricks your mind into comfort. Doing builds momentum.
And once you start moving, you realize what you were wishing for was never out of reach. You didn’t have it because you were just standing still.
Every dream you have will test your patience, your courage, and your ability to begin when it’s easier to delay. Wishing has its place, it’s for planting the seed. But only doing makes it grow. Whatever you’ve been circling around in your mind, stop rehearsing the idea. Start building it. Momentum doesn’t come from motivation; it comes from motion.
