What if?

What If?

I was researching for a LinkedIn post when I found myself thinking back to a moment that hit me hard.

A couple of years ago, I was at the Entrepreneurs Circle Conference when I heard Mandy Hickson speak. If you don’t know her, she was one of the first female fast-jet pilots in the RAF. But what stuck with me wasn’t just her story of success—it was the sheer injustice of how close she came to never getting there.

Mandy passed the aptitude tests, but was rejected on the grounds of her gender. Years later, she found out she had actually passed—but was told otherwise.

That alone made me furious. But then she told another story.

She had recently met another woman who had been through the same process, failed at the same stage, and had been rejected for the same reason. This woman went on to build a successful business, but she was left with a question that haunted her:

“What if?”

What if she had pushed a little harder?

What if she had found another way?

What if she hadn’t accepted the first ‘no’?

That moment hit me like a punch to the gut. Because it made me think—how many people are living with their own ‘what if?’ moments?

How many of us hold back, settle, or avoid taking the action that could change everything?

What If… You Took That Step Today?

If there’s something you’ve been sitting on, waiting for the right time, or convincing yourself “maybe later”—this is your sign to go for it.

📌 What’s one decision you’ve been hesitating on? One action that, deep down, you know you should take?

Don’t let ‘what if’ become your story. Take the step now. Your future self will thank you for it.

🔥 Have you ever had a ‘what if’ moment? One where you pushed through… or one that still lingers?

Let me know in the comments.