I was feeling a little depressed about not having achieved much success yet by my standards at the age of 42. Then, I looked over the Wikipedia page on late bloomers.
Maybe someone else will find it encouraging too.
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Iāve always been a late bloomer but Iām starting to hit my stride now as Iām entering my return of Saturn. @Anna said late bloomers are less likely to be depressed later
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I donāt know what itās going to take for me to get in gear. I need to make changes but Iām too stuck in my habits.
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I think the true greats donāt worry about when they bloom. They just always know deep down that eventually they will. They wait for time to catch up to them and not the other way around.
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Your writing is on point @Futomimi
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@YayaC Thanks. That was nice to hear.
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I think my 2 favorite CEOās Paul Travers and Dr. Fan of Vuzix and Kopin are examples of that. They seem to have been preparing for the world to catch up for 18 to 33 years, respectively.
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Very helpful, thank you. Definitely ābehindā many people I grew up with. Chose an old-school path (SAHM) and wonāt re-enter workforce until many of those people are ready to retireā¦ Might be competing for jobs against their/my oldest kids, even. Nothing makes me feel like more of a late bloomer than āstarting lifeā a good 2.5 decades later than most my age. š¤· But besides that, I always feel like my brain developed slower- maturity, responsibility, and intellectually speaking.
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I seriously doubt there is anything in your life you want to do that you canāt accomplish. You just have to be smart about it. Work hard but also take care of yourself first.
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Life is a relay race with no winners. For a while Iām ahead, then Iām dead last for a bit while some others take the leadā¦ then Iām on a roll again. āThatās lifeā¦ You may be riding high on Monday / Shot down in May / But I wonāt ever change my tune / When Iām back on top in the month of Juneā¦ā Late bloomers develop more thoroughly, maybe, but I still despise elitism. No one is better or worse than anyone else.
I donāt think anyone on this thread was promoting elitism.
No one said that they believed that anyone ādeserve[ed] influence or authority greater than that of others.ā
It is a hard fact that each of us faces when given the option to make a financial purchase though: Some people have (notice, not necessarily ādeserveā) more influence than others. If a guy can afford to buy a $40,000 car cash and I canāt, he has more monetary influence than me. I didnāt say he deserved it, but itās a fact I have to face.
If you donāt like discussing those facts, you donāt have to. You make a valid point, though.
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Which was all I intended to do. I usually donāt personalize what I hear or read. Also you are right that I donāt have to read such things to begin with. Sorry if it sounded like I was reacting. Itās something Iām working on.
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Me too.1515151515
The song goes: Riding high in April, shot down in May.
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I am such a late bloomer that I was given time to mess up so many times trying for time to catch me. But by the time I was 25 and I still havenāt bloomed yet, I kind of switched to this mentality. This is how I live by now. Once I turn 25 I started using time as an advantage. Iām not sure if that makes me great or luckyā¦ Probably lucky, but I also do have the potential to be great I think! Now.
Take that back, Iām already great 
Hi. I remembered the David Lee Roth version. Maybe even that I botched?
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