Stop Overthinking: The Second Best Time Is Today

Have you ever heard the proverb, “The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago. The second best time is today”?

It’s a simple but powerful truth — and it applies directly to your business coaching practice.

Many coaches get caught in the trap of overthinking. You’ve already started, but maybe you’ve hesitated to take the next step because you’re waiting for the perfect moment, the perfect wording, or the perfect plan.

Here’s the problem: growth doesn’t happen when you wait. It happens when you act.

A tree doesn’t grow because we think about it. It grows because someone plants it, waters it, and tends to it. The same is true in business coaching. The conversations you start today, the seeds you plant today, are what will create the growth you’ll enjoy tomorrow.

If you’ve been analyzing every move, trying to perfect everything before you reach out to that potential client or post that piece of content — pause. Take a breath. Then take one small action.

Send the message. Make the call. Share the insight.

A year from now, you’ll be thankful you planted more seeds instead of waiting for perfect conditions.

The second-best time is today. Don’t let another day slip by without planting. Growth happens through action.

Let’s plant, water, and watch the forest grow — together.