The "perfect moment" is unattainable.

I'm writing this for myself, but also for anyone in the same boat as me-- stop waiting for the perfect moment to attempt your goals. You don't have to get it right so long as you try, and I guarantee you that trying and failing is going to feel so much better than waiting and waiting and waiting.

I'm an anxious person, and I'm a perfectionist. My whole life, I've tried to get things "just so," and if I can't get it perfectly, I just don't try. But showing up and taking a shot, even if you don't think you can do it, is so much more important.

The other day, I was hyping myself up to talk with a girl who I have a crush on. But when the opportunity I had imagined didn't magically appear, I backed off, unable to muscle through my mental block. I told myself "I'll try again next time." But there could be no next time. I could get hit by a bus tomorrow and that would be it-- roll credits. And I wouldn't have even talked to her.

So if you're waiting for the perfect moment to get started, take this as a sign. Just go for it. Waiting around and overthinking is doing you no favors. You don't have to get it right so long as you try.