Welcome to A Change Question — a special mini-series from The Inner Game of Change.
In each short, solo episode, I bring you one question worth sitting with — the kind that can spark both personal and professional shifts. 

Most of us believe change starts the moment we make a decision.
But the truth is, a decision is only the promise — the act is the proof.

In this episode, I explore the gap between deciding and doing — that shadowy space where many of our best intentions quietly stall.

Through the stories of Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, and Malala Yousafzai, who turned conviction into courage, I unpack what it really takes to turn resolution into motion.

We’ll also look at what neuroscience tells us about why our brains reward decision-making — but not follow-through — and how to build the bridge from intent to impact.

Because decisions without steps become drift.
But decisions with steps become movement.
And movement is what changes everything.

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Ali Juma
@The Inner Game of Change podcast

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