Dreams Have No Deadlines
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Hey friend, What if there’s no rush? We convince ourselves that there is. That success is on a countdown. That if we haven’t “made it” by some arbitrary age, we’ve failed. The world bombards us with stories of overnight successes. Teenage prodigies. Twenty-something millionaires. Viral sensations. And without realising it, we absorb the belief that if we’re not moving fast, we’re falling behind. But what if that’s a lie? What if there’s no rush? Because here’s the truth: Dreams have no deadlines. There is no universal timeline. No single path. No rulebook that says success must come early or it doesn’t count. The pressure we feel isn’t real—it’s our social comparison bias—our tendency to measure our success against others, without knowing their full story. We scroll through social media, seeing curated highlight reels of people who “made it” early, and assume we’re behind. But we don’t see the full picture. What looks like an overnight success is often a decade of unseen work. And here’s something we rarely talk about— Many of the people who do achieve early success? They struggle to sustain it. Athletes who peak too soon often burn out before their prime. Child actors who find fame young often battle identity crises when the spotlight fades. Lottery winners who gain millions overnight lose it all within years because they never learned how to manage wealth. Getting something too soon can be just as dangerous as not getting it at all. Success isn’t about when you arrive. It’s about being ready when you do. Fulfilment doesn’t come from getting there fast. It comes from becoming the person who is capable of getting there at all. Ask yourself: • Do you have the skills yet? • Do you have the knowledge? • Do you have the resilience to handle success when it comes? Because if you achieved everything you wanted right now, what kind of story would that be? Would your autobiography be worth reading? Or would it be a short, uninspiring chapter about how everything fell into place too easily? The best stories take time. They have peaks and valleys. Wins and losses. The rollercoaster of experiences and emotions is what makes the journey worth it. So if you’ve been convincing yourself that you need to achieve everything right now, stop. You don’t. You have time. Dreams have no deadlines. Quote I likedWe don’t listen to a song just to get to the last note. - Alan Watts Recommendation for youJungle (2019 version) by Somebody's Child. A song I've been losing it to. PodcastI have a podcast that helps you build a stronger mind to take on life. Like me, it's a work in progress. Subscribe to the podcast here. (p.s. If you can subscribe on Youtube that would be amazing.) I'll see you later, Lewis Try my Mindset app for sport here |
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