The quiet gap between knowing and moving

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Here’s something I’ve been sitting with lately.

Not confusion.
Not uncertainty.
Hesitation.

That quiet pause that shows up after you already know what needs to change—but before you actually move.

You’ve done the thinking.
You’ve gotten clear.
And yet… nothing happens.

If you’ve ever wondered why that gap feels so heavy, you’re not alone.

For a long time, I assumed hesitation meant something was wrong. That I must still be unclear. Or not ready. Or missing some final piece that would make the next step feel obvious.

But I don’t think that’s what’s happening.

I think hesitation shows up when the next step matters.

Because once you see what you want…
Once you name what’s no longer working…
Movement stops being theoretical.

Choosing comes with responsibility.

Getting it wrong feels costly.

And clarity—while grounding—can also be exhausting when you’ve been carrying it for a while.

So you pause.

Not because you don’t care.
But because you care deeply.

Here’s the part that changed things for me:

The gap between knowing and moving isn’t a problem to fix. It’s a threshold to cross.

And thresholds are rarely crossed with certainty.

They’re crossed with courage.

That’s been especially true for me lately—in my business, in the changes I know I need to make, and in the direction I’m growing into. I can feel when I’m standing in that gap now. I recognize it faster than I used to.

Not as a signal to stop.
But as a sign that I’m close.

Because the clarity we think we’re waiting for doesn’t arrive before the step.

It shows up because of the step.

Movement doesn’t come from feeling ready.
Readiness is created by moving.

And no—that doesn’t mean forcing yourself or taking a leap you’re not grounded in.

It just means this:

You don’t have to eliminate hesitation to move forward.

You only have to stop letting it decide for you.

One honest step is enough.
Even a small one.
Especially a small one.

So if you’re standing in that quiet gap right now—knowing what you want, but hesitating to move—let this be your permission slip.

Nothing has gone wrong.
You’re not behind.
You’re standing at the edge of something meaningful.

And when you’re ready, courage will meet you on the other side of the step.

See you next Sunday, my friend.