“I’m Going Next Year” – The Lie That Stole Five Years of My Life

“Next year, for sure!” I grinned as I scrolled through photos of dreamy beaches and adventure-packed destinations. The same ones I had saved last year. And the year before that.

Because next year felt safe. Next year, I’d be braver. Next year, I’d find someone to go with me.

But next year became five.

Five years of waiting. Five years of convincing myself I needed the right timing, the right travel buddy, the right money.

I told myself I couldn’t afford it.
I told myself I needed more security.
I told myself I had to be practical.

But the truth?

I wasn’t waiting for money.

I was waiting for permission.

I was waiting for a sign that would make it easier, more convenient, less scary.

But no sign came. No perfect moment. No magical savings account that suddenly appeared.

Until one day, I caught myself saying it again - “I’m going next year.”

And something in me snapped.

If I kept saying “next year,” I would never go.

I had to make it happen.

So I got resourceful. I stopped making excuses and started making a plan.

I cut back on things I didn’t actually need.
I found creative ways to fund my trip.
I stopped seeing money as the obstacle and started seeing it as a tool.

And then?

I booked the damn ticket.

I still remember standing on that island, feeling the sun on my skin, the ocean stretching endlessly in front of me - finally realizing…

I did this.

Not because the money magically appeared.
Not because life allowed me to go.
Not because circumstances lined up perfectly.

I made it happen.

And the fear that had held me hostage for so long?

Gone.

Because the thing we don’t realize is that the resources come when you commit.

Not the other way around.

So stop waiting. Stop saying “next year.”

Make the damn decision. And make it happen.

So tell me - what’s the thing you keep pushing to “next year”?

What’s that dream you tell yourself you can’t afford, that you’re waiting for the “right time” to pursue?

And what if the right time is the moment you decide to stop waiting?

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