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Happiness
If You Feel Behind in Life, Read This
I thought I’d be further along by now…
This is for anyone who thought you’d be further in life than you are now.
You’re not where you want to be, or where you thought you’d be. You’re in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s — heck, maybe you’re in your 80s — and life doesn’t look like you thought it would.
People you admire started companies, movements, or families when they were in their 20s. They got their big break when they were ten years younger than you are.
You thought by now you’d have
- a relationship
- financial freedom
- a better job
- the dream life
But when you look around at your life, you aren’t even close. It looks like you’ve missed your shot, or you’ll never be able to catch up. Maybe you were on your way before you were taken out by a recession or a pandemic.
Am I painting a clear enough picture?
I’m not going to inspire you with stories of famous people who made it later in life — though there are many. I’m not going to tell you about how Abraham Lincoln, Walt Disney, and Thomas Edison had their dreams shattered many times before they succeeded — even…
