All my life, for any big goal I set my eyes on, I always felt underprepared and under-confident — be it an exam, a job, or a startup. I never felt ready to take the shot.
Yet, over the years, here is what I found: If you wait to be fully ready, you will wait for a VERY long time. I am 99% certain that even all-India toppers don’t feel ready before an exam.
Because the feeling of perfect readiness is not about readiness — it is about fear. And our inclination to fear will always exceed our ability to prepare.
Just as nobody ever meets 100% of a job description, nobody achieves 100% preparedness.
Now, this does not mean you jump hastily into things without forethought or preparation. But you can’t outrun your anxiety 100%.
So do you prep. Go through the ground work. Do all you can.
But when the time comes, feel the fear and take the shot. There is no way around it.
This scary thing is called life.
– Rajan