When you know exactly what to do… but still can’t move

A real look at clarity, inaction, and intuitive timing

Lately, I’ve found myself in a strange place - full of clarity, but with absolutely no desire to move. If you’ve been feeling that same itchy-to-move-but-waiting energy, I wrote this for you.

The Itch to Move, the Call to Wait

I’ve written before about being intentionally visible - and how tricky that’s been for me to do consistently. Visibility has always felt like both a calling and a challenge. And right now, I’m in one of the more uncomfortable stretches I’ve had in a while.

The strange thing is: I’m clear.

I know what I want. I know this season of my business is about growth. And I know that the next thread I’m following - both personally and with clients - is the intersection of business growth and visibility, because the two are inseparable. You can’t grow a business without being seen. And being seen can feel like the most vulnerable part of all.

I know the actions I want to take: schedule events, invite people, write, share, get more specific in my offerings, refine curriculum.

The clarity is there. But the internal “go” switch isn’t on.

It’s like I’m standing in front of a door that’s wide open, and I’m packed and ready - but I’m not walking through. And I’ve built my business by listening to my intuition, so I’m familiar with these pauses. But this one feels... different.

Years ago, I made the decision to grow my business in alignment with my intuition. And that commitment still stands. But as I’ve grown and matured over time, I’ve also realized something else:

Sometimes, intuition can become a clever disguise for avoidance.
It can become the thing we lean on to justify not moving.

So now, I’m watching myself closely.
Is this pause something true and wise that needs space?
Or is it a beautifully disguised resistance?

What I keep coming back to - over and over - is that I am clear on what I want and need to do. And yet something deep inside is saying, not yet.
Not “never.” Just… not now.

And that’s crazy-making, honestly.

What I’ve noticed the most in all of this is how badly I want to stay busy. That itch to do something - anything - to feel like I’m not wasting time. But at the exact same time, there’s a complete lack of energy or interest in doing anything at all.

So I’m sitting in the space between:
The desire to move and the absolute knowing that I’m not meant to yet.

And when I say “knowing,” I mean a full-bodied, rooted, no-room-for-negotiation kind of knowing.

Still - there’s mental noise.
Little sparks of old stories pop up:
“You’re lazy.”
“You’re not trying hard enough.”
“You should push through this.”
“You’re going to regret wasting this time.”

They don’t last, but they’re there. I see them, I notice they are trying to come in, and I let them pass. Because what’s true is that this stillness feels correct. Even if it doesn’t make much sense from the outside.

And maybe that’s the hardest part - feeling the pressure of all the invisible norms about productivity, plans, action, and income-generation pressing in.
And holding the line anyway.
Not pushing back, not resisting - just saying, “Not right now.”
And refusing to judge myself for that.

It’s not easy. But I trust it.

This moment doesn’t feel like other slow seasons I’ve been through. There’s no trauma running the show. There’s no urgency or chaos. It’s clean. Open.
And maybe that’s what makes it so strange - there’s nothing stopping me… except the clarity that it’s not time to move.

If you’re feeling this too, I want you to know:
You’re not alone.
You’re not broken.
And you’re not behind.

We’re in a moment - energetically, astrological - that’s asking for pause.
Venus retrograde is bringing in reflection on direction, values, and desire.
Mercury retrograde is muddying clarity and slowing communication.

We’re not in a “go” moment.
We’re in a “hold still or slow it down and listen more closely” moment.

I have a strong sense that things will start shifting after March 30th, once Neptune enters Aries. The fog will begin to lift. But I don’t think we’ll feel full movement until mid-April and beyond.

So if you’re in the in-between - itching to move, but feeling like you can’t - that’s okay.
If you’re waffling between clarity and confusion, that’s okay too.
If you’re wondering whether your intuition is guiding you or just buying you time - I’m right there with you.

What I’m learning is that trusting your intuition when it’s asking you to pause takes just as much faith as it does to leap.

Sometimes more.

So wherever you are in this, I hope you can hold steady.
Not push. Not judge. Just stay with yourself.

We’re all going to move again.
But we don’t have to rush the arrival.

If this hits close to home and you’re ready for real movement in your business, I’ve got openings for 1:1 mentoring right now. Apply here.

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