The Year of Execution: Embracing Action Over Perfection

To execute, not hesitate,

To quiet the mind’s ceaseless debate.

No need for every step aligned;

The path will form, one move, one time.

No perfect plan, no flawless map,

Just a heartbeat, a single gap.

A chance to act, to boldly try,

No endless questions asking "Why?"

Release the grip of tangled thought,

Let go of battles already fought.

Be here, be now, in stillness stay;

The next best step will light the way.

For execution isn’t grand—

It’s simple motion, hand in hand

With faith that flows, with trust that grows.

Through steady doing, the answer shows.

No need for twenty steps to see;

The first is all that’s asked of me.

To carry out, to put in play,

This moment’s call—no more delay.

I am a dreamer—an ideas girl, always thinking of the things I want and could do with my life and time. I am never not dreaming or doing. But the struggle lies in the starting. I wrestle with knowing which step is the next right one, and in that uncertainty, I freeze. Fear takes hold—not just the fear of failing but the fear of succeeding, of what each step might mean.

Insecurity, inner demons, false beliefs—they rear their heads and hold me captive in moments where I could move forward. I’ve let them stop me too often, leaving me stuck, frozen in the moment, paralyzed by indecision.

But recently, after a heartfelt conversation with a dear friend during a season of stagnation, I made a choice. This year, I’m choosing to focus on executing—to take action without the weight of expectation. To keep dreaming and pushing forward, showing up for myself and for the life I want.

I’m learning to embrace the grey, the unfinished, the unpolished, and the imperfect—things that challenge my nature deeply. I crave order, perfection, and the ability to anticipate what’s coming. But I’ve realized that in holding so tightly to control, I miss out on joy, passion, and life itself. Worse, I rob myself and others of what only I can offer.

This year, I’m choosing to trust the process, to surrender and loosen my grip. I will take the next step—however small or messy—and let it steady me, grow me, and teach me. I will use each move to guide me closer to my purpose.

Here’s to a year of taking risks, executing, and surrendering. To doing the next best thing, moving forward with no expectations. And if I fail? At least I’ll know I tried. Failure will be another teacher, helping me refine my path and leading me closer to my passion and purpose.

So, here’s to showing up, doing the work, and moving forward—imperfectly, but intentionally.

What about you, friends? What’s your word of the year? What are you practicing this year?