You Don’t Need All the Time It Took Them: On Readiness, Purpose, and Becoming a CBC Power 100 Honoree

“How Do You Do It?” — A New Teacher’s Question

The other day, a new yoga teacher asked me a question I remember asking myself years ago:

“How do you do it? I know it’ll take years to get where you are, but where do I start?”

As we talked, I was transported back to the moment I asked my former teacher the same thing, right before we launched FlowWell Yoga. I remember feeling unprepared, unsure, and unaware of what was already growing inside me.

Their response was simple, and it changed everything:

“Oh, you’re ready. You don’t need all the time it took me. You’ve been preparing for this your whole life.”

At the time, it felt impossible to believe.

When Only a Few People Show Up

In those early days, when only a handful of people showed up to class, I questioned everything:

Was my teaching enough?
Was my calling real?
Was this path meant for me?

I didn’t yet know what God already knew:
I was ready.
Not perfect.
Not polished.
But placed—right where I was meant to be.

Now, on the other side of having taught over 7,000 people, I see it clearly. Every step, every struggle, every lesson was preparation for what I now carry.

Ready to Be Where God Placed Me

The truth is this:

Readiness isn’t about having more time — it’s about accepting divine placement.

When God puts you somewhere, you don’t wait for permission to grow.
You rise, you learn, you serve.
You show up with what you have, trusting that it will be multiplied.

And it has been. Over and over again.

Honored to Be a CBC Power 100 Honoree

That’s why being named a CBC Power 100 Honoree feels like such a profound moment.

The Power 100 is a signature recognition during Congressional Black Caucus Week, celebrating leaders across law, business, medicine, politics, justice, and culture. To stand beside so many world-shifting people is a deep honor — and a reminder that this work matters.

From the halls of Congress
to the offices of American University,
from yoga studios
to local government,

I have committed myself to one charge:

Help us get free.

Free in our bodies,
free in our imaginations,
free in our communities,
free in our futures.

Preparing for What You’ve Already Been Called To

To every new teacher, new leader, new dreamer:
You don’t need the timeline someone else had.
Your preparation has been happening long before you realized it.

If you’re wondering where to start, start here:
Trust what’s already in you.
Trust where God placed you.
Trust that readiness begins the moment you say yes.