The Secret to Success is to Build the Foundation For It

A key lesson from nature: everything comes in its time.

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If you’re twenty-something, my message to you is this: there’s no rush. In one of the best books I’ve read in the past 12 months, The Wealthy Gardener, the author says that life can be divided into three equal acts:

1. 0–30. Spring. That’s when you plant the seeds for your future.
2. 30–60. Summer. That’s when you work hard to make the crops grow. You save money, work hard, and build your life.
3. 60+. Fall. That’s when you reap the harvest and enjoy apple ciders.

You probably get the gardening analogy by now.

But too many young people (me included) don’t see life like this. We believe that life is something to be rushed through. We think that we have to ‘make it’ as quickly as possible so that we can enjoy it later on.

We are impatient. We rush. We hesitate. We want everything fast.

And we kill our potential as a result.

The Secret To Success

There’s a quote that I stumbled upon recently:

The secret to success is to build the foundation for it.