Hey, bestie,
You’re waiting for something, aren’t you?
Waiting to feel more confident before you start that business. Waiting to lose weight before you invest in cute workout clothes. Waiting to have more money before you upgrade your apartment. Waiting to feel “healed enough” before you start dating again. Waiting to be more organized before you commit to that morning routine.
Waiting to feel ready before you actually start living your dream life.
And I get it. Starting feels scary. Big changes feel overwhelming. Your Pinterest boards show you this elevated, put-together life that feels so far from where you are now that you think “I need to be more prepared before I can even attempt that.”
But here’s the brutal truth you need to hear: that “ready” feeling you’re waiting for? It’s never coming.
And every day you spend waiting is another day you stay stuck in the exact life you’re trying to escape. Another day watching other girls live your dream life while you’re still preparing to prepare.
The girls already living their Pinterest boards? They didn’t wait to feel ready. They started messy, scared, and unprepared — and built readiness through action.
Let’s talk about why waiting is actually the problem, and how to start right now even if you feel completely unready.
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The Life You’re Missing While You Wait
Let me paint you a picture of what’s happening right now.
While you’re waiting to feel ready:
- Another month passes where your life looks exactly the same
- Your Pinterest boards keep growing but your reality stays stuck
- Other women (who aren’t more talented or lucky than you) are building the life you want
- Your goals get pushed to “next year” again
- Your confidence drops because you’re not following through
- You feel more stuck, more behind, more like it’s too late
Meanwhile, the version of you who started anyway:
- Has 30 days of momentum built already
- Made mistakes and learned from them (instead of just theorizing)
- Sees small wins that prove it’s possible
- Feels proud of herself for showing up
- Is visibly closer to her dream life than she was a month ago
- Built confidence through action (not waiting)
Same person. Same starting point. One chose to start unready. The other is still waiting.
Which one do you want to be 90 days from now?
The Lies About Readiness That Keep You Stuck
Let’s expose the beliefs keeping you in waiting mode:
Lie #1: “I need to feel confident before I start.”
The Truth: Confidence comes FROM doing the thing, not before it. Every confident woman you admire built that confidence by taking action while scared. You don’t get brave then do brave things. You do brave things and become brave.
Lie #2: “I need to have it all figured out first.”
The Truth: Nobody has it figured out before they start. Strategy evolves through action. You can’t plan your way to ready — you have to action your way there. The girls succeeding are just better at figuring it out AS they go.
Lie #3: “I need more time/money/resources before I can begin.”
The Truth: You need to start with what you have and build resources through momentum. Waiting for perfect circumstances is waiting forever. Your dream life is built with imperfect resources through strategic action.
Lie #4: “If I wait longer, it’ll be easier.”
The Truth: Waiting doesn’t make it easier, it makes it scarier. The longer you wait, the bigger the gap becomes, the more intimidating it feels. Starting now when you’re scared is actually easier than starting later when you’re terrified AND behind.
The Pattern: You wait to feel ready → Time passes → Nothing changes → You feel more stuck → You wait longer to feel MORE ready → The cycle continues → Years pass → You’re still waiting
Break the cycle. Start now.
What “Ready” Actually Means (And Why You Already Are)
Here’s what nobody tells you about readiness:
Ready doesn’t mean:
- Having all the answers
- Feeling completely confident
- Having no fear or doubt
- Being perfectly prepared
- Having everything you need
Ready actually means:
- Deciding you’re doing this regardless of how you feel
- Committing to figure it out as you go
- Taking the first step even though you’re scared
- Showing up before you know what you’re doing
- Building the plane while you’re flying it
The girls living their Pinterest boards aren’t more ready than you. They just have a different relationship with readiness.
They see it as something you BUILD through action, not something you WAIT to feel.
They start before they’re ready because they know that’s the only way to GET ready.
And that’s the identity shift that changes everything.
My “Starting Unready” Story (And Why It Worked)
Let me take you back to the moment that changed my entire life.
I was lying in bed at 3am, thinking about starting my brand. I had been “preparing” for months. Researching. Planning. Waiting to feel ready.
And suddenly I realized: I could wait forever and still not feel ready. Or I could just start.
So the next morning, I didn’t plan more. I took ONE action from my Pinterest “dream career” board — I set up my first social media account.
Was I ready? No. I didn’t have a strategy. I didn’t know what I was doing. I had massive imposter syndrome.
Did I do it anyway? Yes. Scared, messy, completely unprepared.
What happened next:
- Week 1: Figured out posting by doing it badly
- Month 1: Started getting my first followers
- Month 3: Made my first income
- Month 6: Had a real brand
- Year 1: My life was unrecognizable
None of that would have happened if I waited to feel ready.
And here’s the thing — I STILL don’t feel completely ready most days. I just got comfortable starting anyway.
That’s the difference between dreamers and doers. Doers start before they’re ready and build readiness through momentum.
The “Start Now” Framework (Your Action Plan)
Okay, enough theory. Here’s exactly how to start right now, even if you feel totally unready.
Step 1: Choose Your ONE Thing
Open your Pinterest boards right now. Look at your most-saved aesthetic, your dream life vision.
Pick ONE thing — just one — that you can take action on TODAY.
Not the biggest thing. Not the perfect thing. Just one small action that moves you toward that life.
Examples:
- Want the aesthetic apartment? Declutter ONE drawer today
- Want the morning routine? Wake up 30 minutes earlier tomorrow
- Want the hot girl body? Do a 10-minute workout right now
- Want the laptop lifestyle? Spend 1 hour researching how to start
- Want the aesthetic wardrobe? Order ONE piece that makes you feel like her
The key: It has to be something you can do TODAY. Not plan to do. Actually do.
Step 2: Do It Before You’re Ready
Don’t plan it. Don’t research more. Don’t wait until you feel confident.
Just do it. Messy. Imperfect. Scared.
Because here’s the secret: the first action is the hardest. After that, momentum builds.
One action leads to another. One day leads to a week. One week leads to a month. Before you know it, you’ve built the habit, the confidence, and the life.
But it starts with doing ONE thing before you’re ready.
Step 3: Use Identity Shift Tools
Want to make this easier? Shift your identity FIRST, then take action from that new identity.
My Glow Up SOS Kit ($7) is designed specifically for this:
- Affirmations that reprogram “I’m not ready” into “I’m doing this now”
- Visualization that shows you taking action confidently
- Subliminals that shift your identity on autopilot while you live your life
It’s a 24-hour identity shift that makes starting feel natural instead of terrifying.
Grab it here and become the woman who starts before she’s ready.
Step 4: Commit to 30 Days
Don’t just take one action and stop. Commit to 30 days of messy, imperfect action.
The 30-Day “Start Anyway” Challenge:
- Day 1-7: Do ONE thing daily (even if it’s tiny)
- Day 8-14: Keep showing up (even when it’s hard)
- Day 15-21: Push through the discomfort (this is where most people quit)
- Day 22-30: Notice the momentum (this is where it gets easier)
By day 30, you’ll have:
- 30 days of proof you can do hard things
- Visible progress toward your dream life
- Built confidence through action
- Momentum that carries you forward
And you’ll look back and think “I can’t believe I almost waited longer to start.”
The Identity Shift: From Waiter to Starter
Here’s the real transformation that needs to happen:
Old Identity: The Waiter
- “I’ll start when I’m ready”
- “I need to be more prepared”
- “I don’t know enough yet”
- “I’m not the type of person who can do that”
- “Someday when the time is right”
New Identity: The Starter
- “I start before I’m ready”
- “I figure it out as I go”
- “I learn by doing”
- “I’m the type of person who takes messy action”
- “Today is the day”
The women living their Pinterest boards identify as Starters, not Waiters.
They don’t wait for confidence — they build it through action. They don’t wait for clarity — they create it through experimentation. They don’t wait for ready — they start anyway and become ready through doing.
That’s the identity shift that changes everything.
Why Starting Now Is Easier Than Waiting
I know what you’re thinking: “But Chelsea, starting before I’m ready sounds HARDER.”
Actually, it’s easier. Here’s why:
Waiting Gets Harder Over Time:
- The gap between you and your goal widens
- Your confidence drops from inaction
- The fear grows bigger
- You feel more behind
- Starting feels increasingly impossible
Starting Gets Easier Over Time:
- Each action builds momentum
- Small wins create confidence
- Fear decreases through exposure
- You close the gap daily
- It becomes your new normal
The truth: The hardest day is Day 1. After that, it gets progressively easier.
But you have to START to access that easier path.
Your Next Move (This Is Where Everything Changes)
You have two choices right now:
Option 1: Close this post. Keep waiting to feel ready. Keep planning and researching and preparing. Check back in 6 months and realize nothing changed. (Don’t do this.)
Option 2: Take ONE action TODAY before you feel ready. Start building momentum NOW.
If you choose Option 2 (please choose Option 2), here’s your action plan:
- Download the Pinterest to Dream Life Guide & Map — get the complete framework for turning your boards into action plans
- Pick ONE pin from your boards that you can act on TODAY
- Do that thing before the day ends (no more waiting)
- Join the Skool Community and tell us what you’re starting — accountability makes you 100x more likely to follow through
- Optional but powerful: Grab the Glow Up SOS Kit ($7) for the 24-hour identity shift that makes starting feel natural
The perfect time is never coming, babe. But today is here.
Conclusion
Your Pinterest boards aren’t going to build themselves into your reality.
The aesthetic apartment, the hot body, the laptop lifestyle, the financial freedom, the morning routine — none of it happens while you’re waiting to feel ready.
It happens when you start anyway.
The girls already living your dream life? They started scared. They started messy. They started before they had it figured out.
And 90 days later, they looked around and realized they’d built the life while they were busy taking action.
You can wait another year and still not feel ready. Or you can start today and be living it by this time next year.
Stop waiting for ready. Start building it.
Your dream life is on the other side of this decision.
👉 Download your Pinterest to Dream Life Guide & Map now
👉 Get the Glow Up SOS Kit for instant identity shift
👉 Join the community and start with support
Xo,
Chelsea Elise