I think I just figured out life 🤯

I’m 33 years old and I’m writing this article to my younger self.

If I had known when I was younger, what I’m about to write now, I think that my life would have looked very different now.

“Figuring out life” is a big claim, I know, but let me explain.

14-year-old me at my first hockey camp in 2003

As a kid, I was dreaming about becoming a professional hockey player. Without knowing what was required of me or how to get there, I simply applied the only strategy I knew of, which was to “work harder”.

I did a lot of running, pushups, and situps to “get in shape”, without really asking myself how that would effectively help me as a hockey player.

I simply thought:
“People who succeed, work hard, so if I work hard, I will succeed as well.”

While having this huge monumental goal, I wasn’t the most ambitious or productive person in school. My plan was to play in the NHL (National Hockey League) and earn millions of dollars 💰, so I didn’t see the need to learn about kings, culture, consonants, or chemistry.

As you might have guessed, I never reached NHL.

I did play in NZIHL, (New Zealand IceHockey League,) but that’s another story and a whole other level.

As a grown-up, I eventually started working with another passion of mine; Video editing and digital content creation.

I also started to read more books. 📚

Every book about productivity, focus, sleep, or creating habits caught my attention.

A quick look at my bookshelf reveals my interest in personal development.

Eventually, after years of postponing, I started freelancing.

By this time, I had finally (and reluctantly) at the age of 30 given up on my dream to become a professional hockey player, and I was now going “all in” on my career as a video creator.

I quickly realized that my new endeavor was going to be very different.

Compared to professional hockey players, video creators don’t have an “estimated expiry date” around the age of 40, and you’re not required to start practicing at the…