 Re: having thoughts on throwing in the towel
I'm still doing my collection, but I just have days where I'm like, wow, I've wasited so much life.
You do have to look at it that, u know? U cant get around it.
Cody,
You know, I was 50 years old when I walked out of my previous "corporate" life. I exchanged a pretty good lifestyle for that of a "starving" artist. Yeah, I'm getting a late start - very late! BUT - I think back to my former job, and all those people who said, "Gee, I really admire your courage - I always wanted to open a restaurant...be a travel writer...become a photographer, etc." Well, all those people with unfulfilled dreams are still sitting in their offices...not one iota closer to "someday."
Cody, unlike 95% of all people, at least you summoned the wherewithal to what you want to do! I've been out here five years now, and I'm finally about to launch my business. And what do I think about all those "lost years?" Though I admit sometimes I think, "If only, if only...," for the most part I just believe that, until then, it just wasn't my time to shine yet, that I had to have 49 years of other experiences before I could arrive at the moment when it was time to make the break. And maybe what you consider "wasted" was actually a series of accumulated experiences that were necessary to get to where you are today. God/fate/nature works in mysterious ways, and for some reason, both you and I had to take a longer, slower path than others just to get to the same place. So what? Just accept it, and don't waste another precious moment feeling sorry over something that can't be changed. We have an advantage over others - we need to make up for lost time, and that makes us very focussed. And focus and a little elbow grease will equal great success!
Good luck with your launch,
Inkie |