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.
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.
