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Are You Running Out Of Time For Your Success?

The Truth And Lies Of What You Hear

By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)Published about 5 hours ago 3 min read

I was just reading an article that was talking about entrepreneurship...

Though much of what they said could apply to many areas of life.

The main idea...

People are running out of time for their success.

The context was around the idea of a "personal brand"...

But this is a story as old as time.

You're running out of time...

If you don't act soon, you'll miss your chance...

People are having success here, but you're going to miss your window there...

Don't get left behind.

You will hear these types of messages all the time...

But are they true?

Will you really miss out on your opportunity for success?

What is the truth and lies around this?

Well, let's start with the truth of it...

There are some truths here.

The biggest truth is that...

For the majority of people...

If they do not start their journey toward their goals and the success they desire...

Statistically, they will miss it.

98% of people end up on their deathbed, regretting not going after their goals and dreams.

That is just statistics...

But...

You also have to understand that the challenge here is one of momentum.

It is not that so many people "couldn't" have success in their lives...

And reach their goals and dreams...

It is that they fail to develop momentum toward anything they desire in their lives.

They either do not try at all...

Or they do not push for long enough with enough effort to begin to gain momentum...

A result of microwave mentality...

And giving up or moving on long before they have the ability to make any impact.

There is another truth in that different trends and opportunities in life do have lifespans.

Different markets, products, and services have saturation points...

And once there, it becomes significantly more difficult to make a mark...

Within that market, product, or service.

So there is a legitimate timing problem for success in that sense.

But this brings us to the lies...

Are you running out of time for your success?

Only in the sense that we all have a limited time to be alive.

But there will always be more opportunities for success.

Do not fall into the fear-mongering.

Yes, certain trends will change...

Like the best places to market your services.

At one point, it only made sense to market your services in ye old marketplace...

Then there were newspapers...

Or malls...

Or on a website...

Or getting placed in search...

Or on social media...

Or in AI...

The means toward success will have changes over the years...

Things come and go...

And sometimes come back...

Some businesses today do extremely well with their primary marketing being done in farmers' markets, just a revamped version of ye old marketplace...

But what is important to see is that new opportunities for success will come.

People get tired of some voices and companies...

Or those voices and companies retire or become irrelevant...

Or people seek novelty in their lives...

Meaning that there will be more opportunities for success in the future.

You are not going to lose all opportunities if you miss this one.

But...

The longer you wait to move towards the success you want...

The more of a habit of waiting you will create in your life.

Anyone who has worked on developing their habits will tell you...

It is not easy to change old habits or establish new habits...

But it can be done.

By working on overcoming your habits...

It often becomes life-changing.

So let me encourage you...

Do not move toward success out of fear...

It will cause opportunities for success to avoid you because of many factors...

But move toward success with hope...

That even if you miss the best opportunities of today...

You will find the right opportunities tomorrow that will create the life you seek.

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About the Creator

Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)

Multi-Award-Winning Sageship Coach, Daily Digital Writer (1,000+ Articles), Producer, TV Show Host, Podcaster & Speaker | Faith, Family, Freedom, Future | Categories: "Sageship" & "Legendary Leadership"

https://www.SeekingSageship.org/

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