#groundedpresence

The honey badger doesn't assess whether the obstacle is proportionate to its size. It simply engages. It never asks if it's allowed to win. It assumes it will — and proceeds accordingly.

I've adopted this as a personal philosophy.

I don't stand at the edge of the room calculating my odds. I don't ask permission from myself to walk toward the most beautiful woman there. I just assume I can. And I do. Respectfully. Confidently. Without apology.

Not because I'm fearless. Because I've learned that the question itself is the obstacle. The moment you stop asking whether you're allowed to — you already are.

Be the honey badger.