Are You Too Old To Succeed: Why you Should Never Give Up on Your Dreams.

We all had big dreams while in college. We knew the type of jobs we wanted, the type of car to buy before the age of 30, and even the type of wife to marry. If this was not your situation, it was actually mine. I remember explaining to my parents how I would be rich before I turn 28 to a point whereby they got fed up with my talk.  My mother once blasted me by telling me that am full of theories, and if not careful I will be disappointed when I join the real world after college.

On another occasion, a financial advisor who visited a club I used to belong to explained to us-we (the face book generation) suffers seriously from the need for instant gratification. We want the good life here and know, without working hard and sometimes through the years to earn it. 

True to that, after clearing college I was hard hit by the reality. The high level job that I always dreamt of did not come as fast as I wanted. Like wise, mature good relationships were hard to come by than I thought. To further worsen the situation, some of my campus mates whom I thought were less ambitious got good jobs, either by luck or parent’s influence. 

I am not yet old, however I can not help but question whether I am getting late with accomplishing my goals. I actually get sometime doubtful especially when I read about successful people, most of whom I consider to be my role model. Take the likes of Richard Branson, Mike Zuckerberg, and majority of other high achievers. These people began to enjoy their success at very young age. Our very own Aly Khan Satchu was a director of Global Business at Sumito Bank in London at 27 years old, an age I am about to turn. 

Well I have not yet accomplished as much as they have, and I cannot say I am where I would have wanted to be at my current age. Nevertheless, I don’t need to fret. One musician said “it’s never too late for a man; the time that he wakes up is the time he should rise”. 

Regardless of the reasons behind late accomplishments, I can guarantee you there is a list of successful people, who although did not enjoy a lot of success in their earlier life, they later enjoyed great achievements. As result, they have attracted relatively important level of interest from psychologist and researchers.

Some studies have aimed at detailing why some people achieve a lot early in their lives, while others achieve relatively little until later- in their thirties and even as far as their sixties. The later group is referred to as late bloomers. Important to note is the fact that all late bloomers never gave up. They pursued their dreams regardless of how remote success appeared to be.