It’s never too late to do something you want to do.
My husband and I recently went on our honeymoon. Newlyweds? you ask. Not quite – we were married in 2012.
And while we had intended to honeymoon the same year we married, work and life kept getting in the way. Throughout the last 10 years, though, I never let go of the idea that “one day” we would have our honeymoon – a “once in a lifetime” trip that would be just about us and a chance to create special memories that we would cherish for the rest of our lives.
And in the Universe’s infinitely wise way, our honeymoon trip happened at exactly the right time, at a time when we needed it the most – allowing us to rest, recharge, reconnect and recuperate from the many stresses of life.
As I write this, I do so with the knowing that some people in our shoes would have decided that it was “too late” for a honeymoon, feeling it should happen shortly after the wedding. They would have let go and given up on the dream of it, believing they missed their chance. And in doing so, they would have missed out on an incredible prize.
In my #coaching practice I often hear “I’m too old…” or “It’s too late…” or “I missed my chance…” But it really isn’t ever too late to do what your heart wants you to do and / or to make a meaningful change in your life.
When we stop and think about it, there are examples all around us of people who haven’t let age or time dictate their choices. Like:
? Donzella Washington, who at age 80, graduated with a degree in social work;
? Julia Child who published her first cookbook at 49 and made her television debut in The French Chef at age 51;
? Vera Wang who became a fashion designer at age 40 after two other successful careers;
? Bernie Marcus who co-founded Home Depot at the age of 49, a company worth almost $300B today.
? Ida Keeling, a 104 yr old sprinter who started running at 67 or Tom Allen, Britain’s oldest yoga instructor, still teaching at 90 years old, who start doing yoga in his mid-fifties.
It’s not too late to fall in love (I met my husband at 40 after a lifetime of being single) or to celebrate an achievement. And it’s not too late to memorialize someone you’ve lost.
I will be forever grateful that our community chose to honour my dad while he was still living (https://susanvanklink.com/in-honour-of/) but it’s never too late to celebrate someone you love, even after they’ve passed. And for people who lost loved ones during Covid and feel like they weren’t able to have a “proper memorial”, I know of families holding celebrations of life on the anniversaries of their loved one’s passing.
So please believe me when I say that it’s not too late to do that thing you’ve been thinking about doing, that your heart’s been calling you to do, and / or perhaps that you’ve given up on because you think that it’s too late.
It’s not.
All it takes is the decision to get started and to make it happen.
Easier said than done? Sometimes, yes. But it’s not too late. And there’s help along the way if you need it.
It’s never too late to do something you want to do.
My husband and I recently went on our honeymoon. Newlyweds? you ask. Not quite – we were married in 2012.
And while we had intended to honeymoon the same year we married, work and life kept getting in the way. Throughout the last 10 years, though, I never let go of the idea that “one day” we would have our honeymoon – a “once in a lifetime” trip that would be just about us and a chance to create special memories that we would cherish for the rest of our lives.
And in the Universe’s infinitely wise way, our honeymoon trip happened at exactly the right time, at a time when we needed it the most – allowing us to rest, recharge, reconnect and recuperate from the many stresses of life.
As I write this, I do so with the knowing that some people in our shoes would have decided that it was “too late” for a honeymoon, feeling it should happen shortly after the wedding. They would have let go and given up on the dream of it, believing they missed their chance. And in doing so, they would have missed out on an incredible prize.
In my #coaching practice I often hear “I’m too old…” or “It’s too late…” or “I missed my chance…” But it really isn’t ever too late to do what your heart wants you to do and / or to make a meaningful change in your life.
When we stop and think about it, there are examples all around us of people who haven’t let age or time dictate their choices. Like:
? Donzella Washington, who at age 80, graduated with a degree in social work;
? Julia Child who published her first cookbook at 49 and made her television debut in The French Chef at age 51;
? Vera Wang who became a fashion designer at age 40 after two other successful careers;
? Bernie Marcus who co-founded Home Depot at the age of 49, a company worth almost $300B today.
? Ida Keeling, a 104 yr old sprinter who started running at 67 or Tom Allen, Britain’s oldest yoga instructor, still teaching at 90 years old, who start doing yoga in his mid-fifties.
It’s not too late to fall in love (I met my husband at 40 after a lifetime of being single) or to celebrate an achievement. And it’s not too late to memorialize someone you’ve lost.
I will be forever grateful that our community chose to honour my dad while he was still living (https://susanvanklink.com/in-honour-of/) but it’s never too late to celebrate someone you love, even after they’ve passed. And for people who lost loved ones during Covid and feel like they weren’t able to have a “proper memorial”, I know of families holding celebrations of life on the anniversaries of their loved one’s passing.
So please believe me when I say that it’s not too late to do that thing you’ve been thinking about doing, that your heart’s been calling you to do, and / or perhaps that you’ve given up on because you think that it’s too late.
It’s not.
All it takes is the decision to get started and to make it happen.
Easier said than done? Sometimes, yes. But it’s not too late. And there’s help along the way if you need it.