stop telling yourself it’s too late

You overhear a lot of things when sitting in the airport for 12 hours.

There was a women, her clothes different layers of mixed fabric, her tousles of blond hair wrapped into a messy bun atop her head, Teva sandals, and overnight pack filled to the brim sitting to her feet - clearly, a seasoned traveler.

She moved around the lounge taking video and photos of everything, the food, the view, the setting, the lounge, everything, she then called her friend on FaceTime (this was on speaker phone so I heard everything lol, but not the point of the story, so I’ll proceed) - and she shared the photos and videos with them.

I thought to myself, she must be some sort of travel creator, an artist maybe, a blogger, something - she seems like a pro :)

She shared her travels with her friend, sharing where she had been the across the last span of months, the sights she’s seen, the people she shared experiences with, the amazing moments she had…

Her friend proceeds to say, “you really should start that blog. Or start posting all this stuff on the internet, you would be so great, and all of this is so amazing.”

“It’s too late for me,” the woman responds, “you see all those young people that travel and make these videos and post all things? They are so good. They have it figured out. I’m just too old. I’ve always wanted too, but I just think the window has closed for me.”They went back and forth as you can imagine, the woman sharing her doubts and insecurities about her sharing her thoughts, her life, her travels, her art form.

Does this story sound familiar?

I’m sure you know the rest. Cause I think a lot of creatives, artists, humans, everybody - experiences this feeling of doubt. This feeling of missing “your time” or whatever it is.

I have some news - the right time isn’t coming for you.

And unfortunately, the hard truth is, I think we use these doubts, considerations and insecurities, as a way to rationalize our procrastination - and ultimately our lack of action and execution.

“Well, maybe I am scared”

Fear is real, but in the grand scheme of it all,

would you rather live in regret of not trying or work through the consequences from potential failure from trying?

Personally, I’d rather regret something I have done than regret never trying. Your worst enemy is truly your “potential.”

I wish I went up to the woman in the airport that day, to tell her it’s never too late to chase your dreams… ever. I wish I could share with her that my current favorite YouTuber is “Wendy Outdoors” - an older woman, who shares her camping adventures, how she solo camps, and travels around. https://youtu.be/fl6pjyjLtXI?si=9VTu6Baa69NEVmu4

Moral of the story is - these feelings of self-doubt and feeling like it’s “too late” for some things, it never goes away. I truly think it’s part of the beautiful and messy journey of artists - a crucial part of the creative process.

When we encounter the unknown and experience fear, our brain is wired to “keep us safe,” therefore we retreat from the unknown uncharted territory that is the art, the career, the new chapter, the new place, the new experience, most of anything we want to pursue.

But as the saying goes, sometimes everything we want is on the other side of fear.

9/10 times when it comes to our own dreams, there’s nothing in the way, but ourselves. Once you remove your own ego that’s holding you back from sharing your art, what’s left to hold you back?

So my last few questions now are,

what are you waiting for? And if not now, when?

Let’s stop wasting our time watching others go after the same dreams we have and take some action. There are 6 months now left in the year, let’s make them the best 6 months of 2025, go after what we want, live, and stop waiting for the “right time.”

Because all the time we have, is right now. 💫