I spent a long time getting ready to start. I built systems, organized files, set up the perfect workspace, and mapped out content calendars I never actually posted to. From the outside it looked like working. From the inside I knew I was stalling. I was waiting for some kind of signal that I was finally allowed to begin.

That signal never shows up. There's no email, no person, no official moment where someone with authority tells you you're cleared to go. I kept waiting for it anyway, and the waiting just looked productive enough that I could keep doing it.