Not understanding why Linsday Lohan is famous, scratching your head about the purpose of MySpace…it can make you feel old. It’s possible there’s something a little more abstract that could be eating away at you too [you and me].
I think there’s a lot of pressure to decide what you’re going to be when you grow up. One day you’re smacked in the face with the idea that you are grown up, and are you ever going to achieve the dream you once dreamed as a fresh-faced young adult?
Was there a concrete plan for what you wanted to achieve, or is this all 20-20 hindsight? You may be judging yourself against an imaginary scale of varying greatness, and depending on your mood you could score quite low. I mean, it’s all arbitrary, isn’t it?
Let’s say you want to validate your success with money– that can work, but were you really gunning for financial success? [Yup, that's kinda shallow. Vying to be the next Donald Trump isn't quite the end all, be all...is it?]
I think you know what I’m getting at– what seemed to be so straightforward at age 21 is not so clear-cut 10 0r 15+ years later. It’s time to re-assess, as a real, grown up adult what success means to you.
Why should the 21 year old version of me have control over my future? I wouldn’t want a 21 year old to decide what music I should listen to, let alone set the bar for my hopes and dreams.


