We’ve been taught to wait.

Wait until we feel ready.

Wait until the fear fades.

Wait until the timing is perfect, the plan is polished, the path is clear.

But perfect timing is a myth. And waiting, no matter how noble it sounds, comes at a cost.

It costs us momentum.

It costs us confidence.

It costs us the life we say we want but haven’t started building.

I’ve seen this pattern everywhere, from youth in impoverished communities who carry untapped brilliance, to professionals navigating burnout and reinvention, to families and friends quietly struggling with the gap between their potential and their reality. The challenge is universal and so is the hesitation.

That’s why I wrote this book.

Brick by Brick is built on the REL Model; Rational Ethical Leadership. It’s not a theory for the privileged few. It’s a guide for anyone ready to stop postponing their purpose and start building a life of clarity, courage, and ethical momentum.

This book won’t ask you to leap. It will ask you to lay one brick.

Then another.

Then another.

Because life isn’t built in breakthroughs; it’s built in decisions.

Each brick is a choice, a reflection and a step forward.

Every time you choose to act with intention, you lead.

So if you’ve been waiting for the perfect time, this is your moment.

Not because everything is ready, but because you are.

Let’s begin. Brick by brick.