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Worry pretends to be useful. It keeps your mind busy, convinces you you’re being “responsible,” makes you feel engaged with the problem. But worry has never fixed anything. It only drains.

Worry feels like work. You replay the problem, analyze angles, scroll for inspiration, wait for the right moment. But nothing changes.

Worry. Builds. Nothing.

Making breaks that loop. If you’re worried about a client, call them. If you’re worried about a launch, draft it. Action doesn’t erase the worry, but it gives it shape. It turns fear into feedback.

The only way through is a bias toward making. Every small act of creating pulls you forward.

Glossier began this way. Before it was a billion-dollar beauty brand, Emily Weiss started a blog, Into the Gloss. No products. No investors. Just making → publishing, listening, building a community one post at a time. That small act of doing laid the foundation for Glossier’s rise.

Worry is weight. Making is release.

Reflections to work through:

What worry could you shrink by acting on it today?

Where is worry costing you more than the work itself?

What small thing could you make this week to move forward?

Carrying the worry instead of making the move? Let’s talk.

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Ian Adams, Founder the little red sofa

Before founding the little red sofa, I led strategy and creative for brands like Jeep, HSBC, and Unilever at top global agencies and in-house teams across 8 countries. Now I work with founders to turn brand clarity into sustainable growth.