The idea was planted in my mind over three years ago during the midst of the pandemic, when I realised just how many people weren’t making the right decisions for themselves (for example stockpiling toilet paper, who on earth understood that one?!)

There were also more important issues like food runs in supermarkets causing key workers to dissolve into tears on finding empty shelves at the end of long shifts. Given there was more than enough food to go around it never made sense to me why resources couldn’t be allocated more efficiently (a typical problem for any trained economist like myself).

This week also marks the death of my dear grandfather and fearless head of our entire family. He is the sole reason my family settled in London, and he has always showered his grandchildren with love and understanding. I only have fond memories of him while he was alive, but for some reason since his death five years ago I have always undergone momentous changes in my life during this week. I suppose spring and the clocks going forward marks the beginning of change for a lot of people too.

So why did I wait three years to launch a venture that was on my mind nearly every day?

I suppose some of it was day jobs, family and friends getting in the way or eating up my time. After all, we all have bills to pay and a need to decompress with loved ones on a regular basis. Tennis and physical activity also took up a lot of my spare energy. However, if I’m honest with myself, I definitely did have the time, especially as I managed to binge watch all ten seasons of Game of Thrones and other box sets (comment on what you binge watched below!).

I did attempt to launch something to help with the national effort. It was done too quickly and didn’t quite pan out – friends and family simply didn’t get what I was trying to achieve. Overall it was nowhere near the vision I had pictured in my head and I made a lot of mistakes and shut that first venture down a year later.

The rest of it however was down to a lack of opportunity. I remember just tuning into the news each day in each time zone to see the latest developments. I would wake up early to connect with my Asia network to discover how Covid was affecting their lives there. I became addicted to WhatsApp and other socials to share news with my networks on what was happening locally (perhaps I fancied being a news reporter in a former life).

My parents have a frustrating response anytime I ask why we cannot do something now. The answer to any “when” question invariably became “when the time is right”. How was I supposed to know when that was?!

So getting things done always got deferred to later in the name of “when the time is right”. It became a huge source of frustration for someone like myself that can move a hundred miles an hour and enjoys and needs to plan life in advance rather than play it by ear.

However I’ve also changed and grown a lot in the last three years. My mindset has totally shifted from a fixed to a growth one, and I now accept everything always happens for a reason. I unlearned some unhealthy patterns that caused me anxiety and self-doubt when making any major decisions like which job role to take on next, and I learned to trust my gut and intuition a lot more.

I am pleased that I am finally making the optimal decisions for myself in the wake of everything that has happened to/for me. That included delaying the launch of my project by three years until I felt finally ready. My vision for my project became clearer, and I learned a lot more about launching an online business from other top voices so that I could be a lot more intentional this time around. I networked with those further ahead in the journey and planned my steps accordingly. Then circumstances brought about the opportunity to finally pull the trigger and launch my fledgling project.

I am enjoying the process and letting the creativity flow. I look forward to sharing my vision and how I think it can benefit you very soon. But I understand it had to happen at a specific time. Like when my departed grandfather is looking down on us and encouraging that next momentous life change. I know I am on the right track as this time it feels right. So I look forward to speaking to as many of you as possible about my venture over the next few weeks and how we can shape it together.

So how is this relevant to you? Well, if you’re struggling with making an important decision in any area of your life and want to move from A to B but not sure how, just DM me and we can problem solve together. Don’t do what I got told and wait until “the time is right” for this may never happen. Instead, trust your intuition and reach out for a little extra help. Two heads are better than one in almost all scenarios.