It’s the time I carve out to go back through the week—sometimes the whole month—and make sure I’ve followed through on what I said I would do.

But this time, I didn’t just look back a few days.
We’re nearing the end of the quarter, so I went deeper.
Further.

And what I saw?
Shook me.

I realized I had quietly fallen back into a habit I thought I’d broken:
Creating without releasing.

Sitting on Gold, Living Like It’s Scarce

Do you know what I found?

• Twenty-five articles.
  Unpublished. Written. Edited. Ready. But not released.
• Twenty to thirty videos.
  Shot. Stored. But not shared.
• A podcast.
  Recorded. Just… sitting.

And here’s the thing: I’ve been feeling a backup.
In my ideas.
In my energy.
In my revenue.

You ever feel like something is stuck?
Like you’re doing all the right things—but nothing’s flowing?

Well…
I found the clog.

The Problem Isn’t the Work—It’s the Release

Some of us are highly productive.
We make, we build, we brainstorm, we execute.
But we don’t always release.

And if we’re honest, part of it is fear.
Fear of being seen.
Fear it’s not good enough.
Fear that nobody will care.
Or worse—they will care, and we’ll have to keep showing up at that same level again.

So we hide behind perfection.
Behind polish.
Behind the lie that “I’m just not ready yet.”

But here’s the truth:
Unreleased work can’t bless anybody.
Not your audience.
Not your business.
Not even you.

Backed-Up Pipes Eventually Burst

When there’s a clog in your plumbing, pressure builds.
Water gets stuck.
Mold grows.
Eventually, something bursts.

And when it does, the damage is messy. Costly.

Your creativity works the same way.

When you keep creating without releasing, the backup shows up in ways you don’t expect:

• Stalled revenue
• Burnout
• Confusion
• Low energy
• Missed momentum

You wonder why nothing’s flowing.
Why your audience feels disconnected.
Why money isn’t moving.

But the truth is: you’ve blocked your own blessings.

What I’m Doing Differently Now

This isn’t a confession.
It’s a course correction.

I’m not just creating now—
I’m releasing.

I’m letting go of perfect.
I’m choosing finished over flawless.
I’m trusting that what I made, as it is, is good enough to go.

Because the world doesn’t need more potential.
It needs presence.

P.S.

To the high-achievers.
To the overthinkers.
To the creatives with hard drives full of brilliance:

Release it.
Share it.
Let it flow.

Don’t wait for perfect.
Don’t wait for proof.
Don’t wait until the moment feels big enough.

The act of releasing is the proof.
And once you unclog your pipeline,
everything else will start to move.