Readiness comes from action

26 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Hadar Shemesh recounts the moment she decided to stop hesitating and start creating short videos, eventually launching a YouTube channel. She describes her internal dialogue about not being ready, fearing judgment as a non‑native speaker teaching pronunciation, and the pressure of being nine months pregnant. The turning point arrives when she tells herself she can’t wait any longer, deciding that if she doesn’t act now she never will. She frames readiness as something that emerges from taking action and learning by doing, rather than waiting for a perfect moment.

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At some point, I said, "I can't anymore. I have to just do it." I started recording those short videos on my computer, and when I saw that it started picking up, I was like, "Oh, maybe I should start a YouTube channel." And I said to myself, "I'm not ready. It's not gonna be good. I'm gonna get judged teaching pronunciation as a non-native speaker." And then at some point, I said, "I can't anymore. I have to just do it." And I did it. I did it when I was nine months pregnant because I said to myself, "If I don't do it now, I'm not gonna do it ever." And I wasn't ready. That's the thing about readiness. It's like you learn from doing, you learn from taking action.