Most people wait for the perfect plan. Don’t.
Lately I’ve been thinking about what it really takes to start something new.
Starting something new is messy.
You don’t get there by planning.
You get there by failing a lot.
Then you adapt.
I learned that long before tech, on stage as a dancer. 🙈
You miss a step, but the show must go on.
The audience doesn’t even know the choreography, and sometimes neither do you.
For years, I traveled the world teaching workshops, performing, and putting on events.
Then the pandemic hit.
Everything I relied on vanished overnight.
100 events per year? Gone.
Dozens of workshops? Gone.
Every show, every workshop, all of it disappeared.
That moment taught me three lessons I still carry while building @Pretty Prompt today:
Awards don’t matter. What matters is creating something that can survive and adapt.
Starting is 50% of the battle. Most people never take the first step because it feels impossible.
Adaptation beats perfection. You learn faster when you move, experiment, and embrace the uncomfortable.
So you try.
You adapt.
Sometimes you pivot your entire career. (Hi 👋 from dance → tech.)
Building products feels a lot like choreography.
You listen, watch, and iterate.
You search for what makes something feel right.
It’s not about perfection.
It’s about having the courage to take the first step, especially when most people won’t.
Please go try @Pretty Prompt and send your feedback!
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