Foresight is 20/20

Life is really funny sometimes. I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason. Every situation, every encounter, every minute detail – everything that took place had a hand in shaping what you are today.

Within the past 1-1.5 years a lot has happened in my life. I got married, bought a house, opened my eyes to marketing and business, had a career revelation, readied a couple business partnerships, and started implementing a (hopefully profitable) project.

Rewind a few years, and I couldn’t even fathom being in this mindset I’m in today. Not only being an “old man” who would rather stay in with my wife on a Friday night while watching our two dogs run around the house, but as an entrepreneur and opportunist who is constantly on the lookout for any new ideas.

I find myself thinking sometimes, couldn’t I have just arrived here on my own, without having to go through 5 years of university schooling? So many of my classes didn’t capture my interest (and now I can hardly remember anything) and I didn’t try much but still came out with decent grades. What would have been wrong with going to either a vocational or community college? Why go to college at all?

In the end, who knows if I would have come out the same had even one little thing changed.

I am very lucky to be where I’m at. The relationships and friendships I’ve built and destroyed, the things I’ve learned about myself as a person, and just life in general – I wouldn’t trade any of it. I’m lucky to have a loving wife and to be (somewhat) financially comfortable. I found individuals who are just as motivated and share the same goals. I’ve learned some great life lessons without sacrificing too much.

So stop looking back and wishing you had done things differently. Only you can consider your past actions as failures. Take it as lessons learned and experience you can use for your future.