When is it too late?

Is it just Me, or do you, too, feel your shoulders go up and your head retreats when you hear women say, It’s not the right time”, or “I’m too old”, or It’s too late for me” ?

If you are looking for an excuse, I suppose any of them will do, but why might you be looking for an excuse?

I recently spoke to a group of rising entrepreneurs and was asked, “How will I know when the time is right”.

“You’ll know”, I said.  It’s almost like falling in love. 

That’s a simple answer and I mean it most sincerely; when you can’t go on without ____________ (a special person in your life, starting a business, writing your first book). When you can no longer go on without that _____________ in your life, the time is right.

BUT – it’s never too late and that’s the real answer here.

Age is merely a time stamp as to your arrival on Earth; it is a statistical fact.  Once you make it a state of mind or a determining factor in your life, you are likely denying yourself an opportunity to experience something new and to grow personally.

OK, I don’t think it smart (for some) to bungy jump on your 90^th birthday – but God bless those who do.  It might not be smart (for anyone) to run with the bulls in Pamplona if they need a cane (and God help those who might try), but short of silly examples, such as these, it’s never too late.

Julia Childs is a  great example of someone who became a household name in the second half of her life.  With a personality bigger than life (and a voice to match!), Ms. Childs was the genesis of what we cannot seem to get enough of these days – cooking shows.

Her real success began in her 50s and continued to grow for decades.

There is such a saturation of child stars and youthful beauties every where we look, it is easy to feel that at 30, our shot at happiness or success has waned.  Our obsession with youth and beauty and too often allow our own to die on the vine.

Well, I heard some fascinating news just yesterday…

It has been determined (I don’t know how), but surveys indicate that the two happiest times in our lives are at age 23 and 69.

So, if you are younger than 23, you have two fabulous “times of your life” to look forward to.

If you are older than 23 and younger than 69, you have 1 great set of memories to look back on and another yet to be created.  How  wonderful!

If you are older than 69, you are blessed with two happy chapters in your life to look back on.

Are you getting the point…there are no losers based on age or based on time.  There is always something to look forward to and back on.

The time is always right to begin a new chapter, tackle a new project or complete one put off to the side.  Every other time is just full of excuses!

So, IS it just me, or are you, too ready, willing and able to say “It’s never too late” to start, finish, apologize, forgive, create, love…. LIVE.

                              It’s NEVER too late!