Time. It's on your side, right?
Timing is everything, right? Gotta get the timing right?
Actually, no. Time is everything, and that is entirely different.
Never wait for the timing to be right to do something because it never will be. Fact.
You may think that time is on your side. Maybe I’ll do it in a couple of years. NO! Do it now. No one knows where you will be in a couple of years. I am a prime example. Two years ago, I had no idea that I would be wheelchair dependent. Hadn’t even crossed my mind.
I love(ed?) travelling and have been fortunate enough to visit many parts of the world. Around 25 countries and some of those several times. Had I waited, some of those journeys and experiences would be impossible for me now. I am glad I went when I could.
There are still some places I would love to have visited but can’t. And now never will. I don’t think the Antarctic is very wheelchair accessible. Yes, I was actively looking into it before my condition became apparent.
I could have done it
BUT WAITED.
Time was on my side, right?
Do it now. Whatever it is.
Start your own business, go travelling, write that book, learn to fly an aeroplane. What is the one thing you would love to do one day? Will that day come?
There are many reasons why it never happens. All valid. Money is the big one: “I can’t afford it.” Could that be translated as “I don’t want to spend that much money”? Not all experiences cost money. Lots are free.
Time is everything. It goes much faster than I ever thought possible. I have regrets in life (like everyone) but the biggest ones are the opportunities and experiences I didn’t take.
Of course, there are decisions I have made and ways I have acted that I regret. Believe it or not, I have done some incredibly stupid things in my life. But at least I had a go. I had the opportunity to learn from that experience.
Opportunities not taken: I will never know. Ever.
Take that chance. You may succeed. You may fail. But without trying you will never know. Ever.
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