By the age of 21 I was an entry level celebrity; I had been on national radio and on national television (a few unplanned times). I was a songwriter who had a published song, I had traveled to 2 continents and 3 countries and I had finished my first degree.
At the age of 25 I was declared a Master (officially, not self-proclaimed), I had traveled to another continent and 2 more countries, I had worked for a Fortune 500 company and was on a You Tube video (big deal, almost everyone has been on a YouTube video, but I did for all the right reasons). These may seem like minor accomplishments when listed, but they are more than many accomplish in a life time.
I always said that I want to experience as much as I can in life, I do not want to simply live it. And without even realising it, that is exactly how I have been living. Although I have accomplished so much, people and life constantly have me questioning myself and my capabilities. But as my mother always tells me, “No one can ever take away from you what you have achieved!” And you should NEVER let them!
Also, should you have not had the opportunity to be the person you always dreamed you would, remember it’s never too late. Samuel L Jackson only became a household name after the age of 40, and he is currently one of the top earning actors. At the age of 65 Colonel Sanders started working on the world’s most famous chicken, KFC. Vera Wang first started out as a figure skater, she later tried her hand at journalism. She didn’t open her first bridal boutique until she was 40 and is now world famous for her designs. (http://motto.time.com/4274259/famous-people-later-in-life)
And if you still think that you’ve passed your sell-by date just take a cue from a baby. Every time they reach a milestone (and they reach over 100 milestones in the first year), they have reinvented themselves, become someone new. As a baby develops they learn new things about life and they keep changing to adapt. If you flashback to your life over the years you will realise how much you have changed and how different a person you have become. You have had and you still have the capability to be amazing, you just don’t see it because you’re looking forward. It’s so much easier to be brave when we look at life in retrospect because let’s face it, the future can be scary. The thought of doing something new can be daunting but you have the capability to do something new, to learn something new, to take on a challenge or even to start a new career path, you are never too old to and it’s never too late.
Another thing to learn from babies, is to never be afraid of failure. A baby fails at almost everything new that they learn, and not just once but a few times. They never master crawling, walking etc. on the first try and they never give up even though they keep failing at getting it right. If you see the world through the eyes of a baby, you will look at the world in wonder and see all the opportunity that it holds. If you think of life as an experience rather than a process you will realise that everything that has happened in your life has led you to where you are and it has all been a part of your experiential journey, for some or other reason. And if you look at life this way, you will also see how much of life you still have ahead of you to experience.
Hmm it looks like your site ate my first comment (it was super long) so I guess I’ll just sum it up what I wrote and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog. I as well am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new to everything. Do you have any suggestions for inexperienced blog writers? I’d definitely appreciate it.
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Would of liked to have read the super long one but this one was nice enough.
I’ve been writing a blog post a month for the most part of 2 years and still I feel like an inexperienced blogger :/
Thank you for the valuable feedback, glad you like the blog … my advice to you, don’t overthink it!
If you read “To blog or not to blog” you’ll see that I wasted valuable time trying to get everything right/perfect that I procrastinated.
The internet is full with blog sites and many of them just registered and started typing away. Do that and you’ll soon get the hang of it.
I’m no expert by a long shot but if you need some more assistance drop me a mail and I will see if I can help.
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