Don’t Wait for Permission or the Perfect Moment

How often do we hold ourselves back, waiting for everything to align before we take that first step? We convince ourselves that tomorrow will be better, that next week we’ll be more prepared, or that someone else will give us the go-ahead. But the truth is, tomorrow is never guaranteed, and the “perfect” moment rarely arrives.

I’ll never forget the words of the first neurologist I saw after being diagnosed with MS. He looked me in the eye and said, “Your life as you knew it is over. You’ll never do this silly sport stuff again.” For a time, I almost believed him. It felt like the door had been slammed shut on the things I loved most. But eventually, I realised something life-changing: MS wasn’t who I was — it was just a part of me. And as for sport being “over”? It wasn’t over at all. It just meant I had to find new ways, different ways, to keep doing what I loved.

That moment taught me a truth I’ve carried ever since: obstacles don’t define us — they reshape us. They force us to think differently, act differently, and discover strengths we didn’t know we had.

In Italy on the shores of the Adriatic Sea with my trike

Making your life limitless isn’t about avoiding hardship or waiting for ideal circumstances. It’s about refusing to let those hardships write the ending for you. It’s about showing up — messy, unprepared, imperfect — and choosing to keep moving forward.

If you’re waiting for a sign, let this be it: take the leap. Send the message. Enroll in the class. Book the ticket. Say yes to the opportunity you’ve been talking yourself out of.

You don’t need permission. You don’t need perfect. You only need the courage to begin — right now.