It’s Never Too Late For Success: Always Follow Your Dreams

It’s fascinating sometimes how ideas can hit you out of nowhere as a writer. When that happens, it’s similar to catching lightning in a bottle. Every writer has their process. Mine happens to involve auditory stimuli.

The idea for today’s post came to me quite literally out of nowhere. I was thinking about how I’m almost halfway to forty and just beginning my blogging and writing journey. I began to think, “Is it too late?” Without much thought, I queried Google, “Is it too late to start writing?” hoping for a possible spark of inspiration. I found it. As I sat down and began to write, I asked myself why I would even entertain such a question. I then remembered the reason I started this endeavor in the first place.

I have mentioned before the mistakes I’ve made that all came down to allowing a circumstance over which I had no control to define me personally and professionally. For years, my passion for writing and many other aspirations were shrouded in uncertainty and fear of rejection. Most recently, the general fear of rejection was replaced by thoughts of it being too late. I’m not an old man by any stretch, but my unresolved fear of being rejected and ridiculed because of a disability that my writing ability could easily mask has turned into feelings of it being too late, feeling that I should have started this years ago. The truth of the matter and the message I want to send to all of you is success has no timetable. As long as you’re breathing and functioning, success is within reach.

If I’ve learned one thing from the journey I started a little over a month ago, success is always there for the taking; it just requires a lot of effort and perseverance. I’m nowhere near where I want to be yet, and I don’t pretend to be. But it has been a fun and enlightening journey in which I have learned much about the craft and myself. As I often do, I would like to close by thanking my loyal supporters and urging you to share this content with someone you think could use a little encouragement. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. If I reach one person with what I do, it will have been a success in my mind. Thanks for reading, and may you find your version of success.