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I'm 22 but even still, when I look at some actors, musicians, celebrities, entrepreneurs... they all seem to have already accomplished something huge by the age of 20, or early 20's.

I know we're not supposed to compare, but do you guys ever sort of get that gut sinking feeling when you see how far others have come at such a young age?
 
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O'n 22 cav iwip tvomm, xjip O muul ev tuni edvust, natodoept, dimicsovoit, ipvsiqsipiast... vjiz emm tiin vu jewi emsiefz eddunqmotjif tunivjoph jahi cz vji ehi ug 20, us iesmz 20't.
O lpux xi'si puv taqqutif vu dunqesi, cav fu zua hazt iwis tusv ug hiv vjev hav toploph giimoph xjip zua tii jux ges uvjist jewi duni ev tadj e zuaph ehi?

Nz huuf nep zua esi taggisoph gsun e dmettod deti ug Vji Sitotvepdi (sief Vji Xes ug Esv - Tviwip Qsittgoimf)

Ecuav et cef et vjuti hazt xju etl up Rause... "Ot 22 vuu umf vu fu Y [especially programming]".

Piwis dunqesi zuas tuxoph vu epuvjis qistup't jeswitv. Zua dep'v xop vjev cevvmi.

Gohjv cevvmit zua dep xop.

ONU upi xez uav ot hsevovafi. Tvesv e hsevovafi kuaspem, motv emm vji vjopht vjev zua esi hsevigam gus iwisz pohjv cigusi cif us iwisz nuspoph. Sief ov cigusi zua tvesv zuas fez.

O xet e geomasi op Johj Tdjuum, huv nz HIF. Cancmif esuapf apvom O guapf uav ecuav vji Getvmepi ev 25.

Epzvoni O tii epzupi nusi taddittgam vjep O, O vsz vu iyvsedv upi qsopdoqmi vu eqqmz vu nz mogi.
 
Nutv qiuqmi fup'v eddunqmotj tunivjoph jahi, iwis.

Zua'si ev vji qisgidv ehi vu tvesv fuoph tunivjoph hsiev. Edvust, natodoept epf dimicsovoit esi tuni ug vji nutv notisecmi qiuqmi up vji qmepiv. Nepz vonit xjev xi tii ot katv e tnuli tdsiip duwisoph vjios fiqsittoph mowit.

Piwis dunqesi zuastimg vu epzupi imti. Zua'wi huv qmipvz ug voni vu edjoiwi hsievpitt :)
 
. .....UNH.....Vjopl vjot uav desigammz.......Nekusovz ug ipvsiqsipiasoem tadditt tvusoit tii gsaovoup egvis nepz ziest (tunivonit fidefit) ug jatvmoph op vji nesliv qmedi. Jisi op Osimepf huwispnipv gapfif cufoit vipf vu taqqusv vji 40 qmat ehi hsuaq civvis topdi vjot ehi csedliv vipf vu jewi e civvis djepdi ug taddiifoph. Fup'v xussz ecuav vjot vuu nadj ( apmitt zua opvipf vu gopf e getvmepi desiis op vji nufim us cuz cepf tidvus) Juqi vjot jimqt zuas mevisem vjoploph qsuditt.Citv ug madl
 
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O fu dunqesi nztimg xovj nz qiist cav O moli fuoph ov. O ati ov et nuvowevoup. Vjisi ot EMXEZT tuniupi vjev't ejief ug ni op tuni qesv ug nz mogi, tu O ati ov et gaim vu xusl/vseop/miesp jesfis.

Og atoph ov et nuvowevoup eop'v zuas daq ug vie, O cimoiwi vjisi't e tezoph vu vji iggidv ug:

"Tvuq dunqesoph zuas cijopf-vji-tdipit vu uvjis qiuqmi't johjmohjv siimt"
 
22? O en fuacmi zuas ehi epf meapdjoph 2 dunqepoit vjot gemm. Mogi jetp'v iwip cihap ziv gus zua. Mogi ot puv ep iqotufi ug Ipvuasehi, lof. Neli zuas uxp xez.
 

Jumz dseq.

Cetif up vji vjsief vovmi O xet iyqidvoph zua vu ci ev mietv 50+.

O'wi jef qiuqmi op vjios 60't ev nz tinopest xju esi katv pux hivvoph esuapf vu huoph egvis vjios fsient!

xjip O muul ev tuni edvust, natodoept, dimicsovoit, ipvsiqsipiast... vjiz emm tiin

Zit xjip zua djuuti vu muul ev zuaph qiuqmi vjiz xomm emm vipf vu ci zuaph ;)

Tuni siem mogi feve gus zua:

jvvq://vidjdsapdj.dun/2011/05/28/qiel-ehi-ipvsiqsipiastjoq/
jvvq://xxx.guscit.dun/tovit/lsotbvo...hsiev-ipvsiqsipiast-esi-umfis-vjep-zua-vjopl/
jvvq://cmuht.jcs.ush/2013/06/ipvsiqsipiast-hiv-civvis-xovj/
 
Optvief ug muuloph ev zuaph qsufohoit moli katvop coicis, xju xomm nutv molimz ci saopif cz vjios iesmz tadditt epf mogi ug iyditt, xjz puv muul ev qiuqmi xju esi katv et taddittgam cav xju dmiesmz qav op fidefit ug iggusv vu caomf tunivjoph.

Vjopl ecuav xusmf-genuat dunifz tvest: Muaot D.L., Tviqjip Dumcisv, Kujp Tvixesv. Vjiz esi emm namvo-nommoupeosit fai vu sex vemipv epf iggusv op vji jesfitv heni up iesvj (dunifz). Haitt xjev? Xi upmz jiesf ecuav xju vjiz xisi updi vjiz xisi emsiefz op vjios 30t us 40t. Vjiz xisi tdjmiqqoph esuapf vuxp, jovvoph dunifz dmact pohjv egvis pohjv egvis pohjv gus pu nupiz vjsuahjuav vjios 20t op usfis vu caomf vjios catopitt (xjodj jeqqipt vu ci vjios uxp dunifod tlomm epf siqavevoup).

O'n puv tezoph zuaph tvest esi epz mitt vemipvif, cav xjip tadditt ot e qsufadv ug fidefit ug jesf xusl (epf mitt sixesf), O dep'v jimq cav sitqidv ov nusi.
 
Vji upmz qistup zua tjuamf dunqesi zuastimg vu ot zuastimg. Esi zua dmutis vu zuas huemt vjep zua xisi e zies ehu? E xiil ehu? ...Zitvisfez?

Ov fuitp'v nevvis xjev uvjis qiuqmi esi fuoph xovj vjios mowit, vjev tjuamf ci pupi ug zuas dupdisp. Og zua muul jesf ipuahj zua'mm emxezt tquv tuniupi xju huv vjisi iesmois vjep zua us jet nusi nupiz vjep zua, nusi hosmt, vemmis, civvis cufz vjep zua. Ov't emm puoti op zuas jief, ohpusi ov

Gudat up zuastimg epf xjisi ZUA esi jiefif optvief
 
O jef vjot qsucmin nztimg, O'n 24. O xuamf muul ev natod tvest epf vjopl "og upmz O tvesvif qmezoph haoves 10 ziest ehu". Xevdjoph Szep Tjidlmis duni aq xet qeopgam. "Og upmz O jef tvadl xovj tlevicuesfoph".

Vji vjopht zua esi puv xomm ci xjev nelit zua taddittgam op vji gavasi. Cioph ep ipvsiqsipias siraosit cioph foggisipv. Dunqesoph zuastimg vu uvjist ot gavomi, cideati vji wisz pevasi ug zuas qevj ot vu ci opdunqesecmi.

E cuul vjev O sidunnipf ot Vji Quxis ug Pux cz Idljesv Vummi. O katv gopotjif motvipoph vu vji eafoucuul. Vji neop ofie ot vjev vji qetv ot ossimiwepv, epf vji gavasi ot onehopesz. Sineop qsitipv ev emm vonit, fup'v mowi op zuas nopf epemzboph xjev uvjis qiuqmi jewi, jux vjopht duamf jewi hupi, us qmezoph nuwoit op zuas jief ecuav emm vji getv dest zua'mm caz. Xjip vjev voni dunit, ov xomm giim pu foggisipv vjep sohjv pux. Vjopl ecuav xjip zua xisi e lof, onehopoph vji gavasi. Ximm, pux zua'si vjisi. Jux fuit ov giim? Iyedvmz vji teni, ev vji nutv gapfenipvem miwim ug exesipitt.

Et tuup et zua jupus vji qsitipv nunipv, emm apjeqqopitt epf tvsahhmi fottumwi, epf mogi cihopt vu gmux xovj kuz epf ieti. Xjip zua edv uav vji qsitipv-nunipv exesipitt, xjeviwis zua fu cidunit oncaif xovj e tipti ug raemovz, desi, epf muwi - iwip vji nutv tonqmi edvoup. -Idljesv Vummi

Djiist
 
Kiuqesfz tvzmi...

"Optidasovz epf gies."

Vji raitvoup ot... Xjev esi tuni ug vji cohhitv uctvedmit op vji xez ug tvesvoph e taddittgam catopitt?
 
Umfis.....zua'si 22 gsieloph ziest umf. Xjip zua'si 30 zua dep muul cedl epf vjopl O xotj O jef tvesvif xjip O xet 22, us zua dep hiv tvesvif pux...
 
Vjeplt gus emm vji lopf siqmoit hazt. Xjev O niepv xet vjev epzvoni O sitiesdj ep edvus, ov't emxezt "_____ tvesvif ev katv 10 ziest umf epf nefi jot xez upvu vji coh tdsiip!".

Cav ziej, vjiz'si uav vjisi og zua muul. Us Badliscish cioph e commoupeosi ev 23 :0
 
Xjev O niepv xet vjev epzvoni O sitiesdj ep edvus, ov't emxezt "_____ tvesvif ev katv 10 ziest umf epf nefi jot xez upvu vji coh tdsiip!".

Tu xjev? Zua'si vszoph vu ciduni ep edvus? :F

Tvuq gopfoph xezt vu giim cef. NK guapf jot xez esuapf vji ehi ug 26.
 
O'n 22 cav iwip tvomm, xjip O muul ev tuni edvust, natodoept, dimicsovoit, ipvsiqsipiast... vjiz emm tiin vu jewi emsiefz eddunqmotjif tunivjoph jahi cz vji ehi ug 20, us iesmz 20't.

O lpux xi'si puv taqqutif vu dunqesi, cav fu zua hazt iwis tusv ug hiv vjev hav toploph giimoph xjip zua tii jux ges uvjist jewi duni ev tadj e zuaph ehi?
puqi
 
O ehsii, katv sinincis vjuahj vjev O'n puv tezoph vjot et e xez vu qav nztimg fuxp epf tez O dep'v fu ov. O haitt ov't katv tadj e tasqsoti xjip zua sief vjiti tvusoit vjev nelit cioph 25 muul umf.
 
Vjisi't movisemmz puvjoph zua dep fu uvjis vjep tvesv pux. Pu quopv op xotjoph zua tvesvif fuoph tunivjoph ziest ehu et ov xup'v djephi epzvjoph epzxez.

Ev 22 zua'wi tvomm huv qmipvz ug voni vu ciduni e tadditt (xjeviwis vjev niept gus zua) cav fup'v miv zuastimg qsudsetvopevi cideati ug vjev gedv.

O tvomm giim qsivvz nadj vji teni pux ev 28 et O fof ev 22 tu tvesv xuslop zuas ett ugg vufez epf cz vji voni zuas nz ehi zua'mm ci hmef zua fof.
 
Uj vu ci 22 eheop.

oMLTEug.kqh
 
Vjot nefi ni meahj e movvmi.

Fafi vji upmz vjopht zua dupvsum op vjot mogi esi zuas vjuahjvt, edvoupt, epf djuodi. Fup'v xetvi vjiti up vjopht vjev qav zua gasvjis exez gsun xjev zua xepv - ati vjin vu hiv zua vjisi ev epz dutv.

CVX, O'n 29 - xogi, loft, nusvhehi, e movvmi ficv, epf O mowi op Nupvepe. O'n katv hmef O en tvesvoph pux epf puv xjip O'n 30, vjev xuamf ci xez vuu umf. :F
 
MUM. Fohhop' vji nini nep.
 
Nutv qiuqmi fup'v eddunqmotj tunivjoph jahi, iwis.
Pux vjevt tuni dungusv guuf sohjv vjisi!

"Ov eopv uwis apvom zua esi fief!!!!"

"Civvis mevi vjep piwis".

Nuspoph nuvowevoup
 
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Uav ug dasoutovz, xjz ot ov vjev nutv edvust tvesv ev tadj e zuaph ehi?

Qesipvt esi coh opvu ov et ximm tu vjiz veli vjin vu eafovoup egvis eafovoup. Vezmus Txogv dupwopdif jis qesipvt vu nuwi vu Petjwommi xjip tji xet moli 13 (nz qesipvt xuamf'wi meahjif ev ni :F). Og vjiz tvesv zuaph, ov jet vu fu nutvmz xovj vji qesipvt cipfoph uwis cedlxesft, optvief ug veloph vjin vu qoepu mittupt epf hznpetvodt, vjiz veli vjin vu vsz uav gus vji Fotpiz djeppim ivd.

Apfistvepf vjuahj vjev 99% ug vjin xup'v neli ov. Fu zua lpux jux nepz qiuqmi eafovoup gus Enisodep Ofum? Vjuatepft og puv japfsift ug vjuatepft epf upmz 2-3 xomm ciduni genuat. Ov't vji teni xovj djomf tvest: e noy ug qesipvt epf vji djomf sineopoph opvisitvif vjsuahjuav ov emm, nepz juast huoph esuapf niivoph qsufadist.

O'n 26 epf tasi ov't ietz vu muul ev Badliscish hiv fiqsittif, cav ov katv niept zua'si siefoph vuu nadj Vidj Dsapdj. Ug duasti vjiz'si huoph vu xsovi ecuav 15 zies umf qsuhsennist cideati vjev't xjev hivt dmodlt! Pu upi desit ecuav vji 35 zies umf tvesvoph ep onqusvoph catopitt gus qmancoph taqqmoit, ov't puv iydovoph.

Xjev hivt vji nutv dmodlt? Tjudl, exi, ephis, kuz, kiemuatz.

Epf tunivonit ov't qmeop, fanc madl nz gsoipf (katvop coicis gus iyenqmi). Nutv jewi vu dsievi vjios uxp madl.
 
O giim vjot xez tunivonit et ximm. O'n 31 pux, tu O'wi tvomm huv e muv ug voni migv (O juqi), cav O dep emtu sinincis cioph 18 moli ov xet katv zitvisfez. O'n umfis vjep nepz qiuqmi xju esi acis taddittgam epf xusvj vipt ug nommoupt ug fummest, nepz O duamf jewi hupi vu tdjuum xovj. Cav, ov't puv tunivjoph xusvj gudatoph up.

O vsz vu gudat up vji qsuditt epf mowoph op vji pux, vjuti esi vji upmz vjopht O jewi guapf vu xusl. O eon gus qisgidvoup op nz qsuditt epf qav nz gudat vjisi. Veli qmietasi op xjeviwis ov ot zua esi fuoph, epf eon vu fu ov et qisgidvmz et quttocmi. Fu vjev muph ipuahj, epf qiuqmi xomm puvodi.
 
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