Taking the leap with low battery is sometimes the only option. You’ll find a charger on the other side.

Waiting for good conditions makes sense right up until conditions stop being something you can wait for. Sometimes the chance arrives while you are tired, short on money and nowhere near your best, and the real options are going now or not going. Starting depleted is harder, and it is not the same as impossible.

If you have to move in a bad week, shrink the plan to the smallest version that keeps it alive. One step, then rest. Ask somebody for the specific help you need, since people say yes far more often when the ask is small and clear.