Hey Little Pineapple,

My entire life I was around 80kg (or 175 lbs in this weird metrics)

Never really had to think about or focus too much on what I ate.

I was just lucky enough to get a good mix of genes, enough movement and activities.

But then, bam - lockdown.

And suddenly I don't walk, I don't move a lot, tried to do some yoga and other exercises you can do fairly comfortable in small apartment.

Then I started feeling sluggish. Not all at once.

But one day it just hit me: I felt heavier than usual.

And this was after lockdown, mind you.

I checked and what I saw shocked me - I was at 90kg.

It might not sound like a big deal because it's still ok-ish weight for someone my size.

But you have to try to understand - I haven't weight more than 80kg.

My weight was as permanent as my height. At some point it just stopped growing.

I never really even needed to think about it (thank you ancestors).

And then, I was at this point where I clearly felt the difference, it had an impact on my life because again... I could feel it.

So I did what a lot of people in this situation do:

Told myself I will handle this, of course I will.

But not today, there are more important things to do.

Someday.

Today I want to talk with you about one of the most beautiful traps:

Someday.

It sounds great. It soothes you.

Someday is someday, it's not now.

It's there, waiting for you, for the right moment.

When you will finally have the time. Courage. Resources. Space. Whatever other excuse you are telling yourself.

And this hypothetical life is perfect.

Oh boy, it is just perfect.

If you would only try, you would be great at whatever is the thing you want to do.

Of course you would.

And it is a fantastic place to be. There's a version of you which is basically a Schrödinger's cat:

You are successful and not in the same time.

Because all you need to do is taking a small decision.

And then you'd be great.

Beautiful lie?

So, if we just get real for a second here, what you really have is an illusion.

You love the idea, the imagined version of the job, project, life.

Because once you start working on it you need to be ready to confront this with reality.

And let me tell you - reality is a cruel mistress.

She does not take prisoners.

I know, this is fucking terrifying.

You think it was easy for me to start writing online?

At the beginning I was shitting my pants every time I hit "post now" on LinkedIn.

I was scared about starting this newsletter because what if no one will read it?

Every time I put myself out there, regardless of the form, there's part of my that's scared.

Every. Goddamn. Time.

And this part never goes away.

Sometimes I was relieved my reels, posts have almost no views because I could tell to myself I did the job.

But I was relieved because if nobody sees it, then nobody can judge it.

So yeah, Someday will always be there.

Until it won't.

It took me 4 months to write to personal trainer and get my ass into the gym after I told myself I will take care of this.

Best decision of my life. Nothing - and I shit you not - nothing impacted my life so profoundly like regular physical activity.

So do both of us a favour.

If there's a someday thing you've been circling, the thing you want to build, the person you want to become, then take the smallest possible first step.

And take it today. Then hit reply and tell me what it is.

Because contrary to someday, today is a day in the calendar.

Rooting for you from the sidelines,

Patryk