“Later” is a heavy word.
It feels light when you say it, but it piles up quickly.
Later I’ll train.
Later I’ll start the blog.
Later I’ll take my kids for ice cream.
Later I’ll call my mom back.
The problem with “later” is it pretends to be a choice, when really it’s just a delay. And delays compound.
Missed training sessions become weakness, quick. Skipped calls become gaps in trust, which may never be earned back. Postponed ideas become someone else’s, their venture, not yours.
Don’t carry “later” around.
Move now. Not perfectly, not with fanfare—but with presence.
Lift the weight in front of you, dial the number, write the first messy draft, say yes to the moment with your kids.
Muscles don’t grow on intentions. Neither do businesses or relationships. They grow on action, repeated in the present tense.
“Later” is heavy. “Now” is lighter than you think.