This week’s:
Affirmation: I have the power to start over and create a life that aligns with who I truly am.
Quote: It is never too late to be what you might have been. — George Eliot
Starting Over: The Courage to Choose Yourself
It’s never too late to start over.
Maybe you’ve been telling yourself that you’re stuck. That you’ve made your choices, and now you have to live with them. That it’s too late to turn around. But here’s the truth: it’s never too late. You always have the power to begin again.
I know how scary it feels to admit that something isn’t right. To admit that you walked through the wrong door. But the longer you stay in a situation that doesn’t serve you, the harder it gets to leave. The more time you waste convincing yourself that it’s “not that bad.” That you should be grateful. That other people would love to be in your position. But deep down, you know. You know you’re meant for something else. And that knowing—that quiet, persistent whisper inside of you—isn’t going anywhere.
So let me ask you this: Imagine yourself at 80 years old. Looking back on your life, what do you think you’ll regret more—the things you did or the things you didn’t do?
Research shows that people on their deathbeds rarely regret the things they tried and failed at. They regret the dreams they never pursued, the changes they were too afraid to make, the love they didn’t fight for, the risks they talked themselves out of. They regret staying small when they wanted to be big. They regret settling when they wanted to chase something greater.
Reinvention Has No Deadline
There are so many stories of people who didn’t find their path until later in life:
Vera Wang didn’t design her first dress until she was 40.
Colonel Sanders was in his 60s when he started KFC.
Julia Child didn’t become a chef until she was nearly 50.
Samuel L. Jackson got his big break in Hollywood in his 40s. The list goes on.
Your timeline is yours alone. There is no rulebook that says you have to have it all figured out by a certain age.
My Own Beginning Again
Two years ago, I walked away from my job in investment banking. It wasn’t just a job—it was an identity. It was the thing I thought everybody saw me as, “the finance girl.” Leaving it felt like ripping off a part of myself. And at the same time, my whole world was falling apart. My health was declining, my relationships were unraveling, and my sense of self was slipping away. I was terrified. I felt like a failure. Like I had ruined everything.
But what I didn’t realise back then was… I wasn’t lost. I was being redirected.
Starting over is messy. It’s uncomfortable. It feels like losing yourself. But it’s also powerful. Because what if you’re not actually losing yourself at all? What if you’re shedding the version of you that was never meant to last? What if the version of you that outgrew that job, that relationship, that old life… wasn’t failing—but evolving?
And now? You have a chance to build something new. Something real. Something that finally feels like you.
The First Step
Starting over doesn’t mean you need to have all the answers right now. It doesn’t mean you have to map out your entire future in one night. It just means taking the first step. And then another. And another.
Maybe that step is writing down what you really want.
Maybe it’s making a list of all the things that no longer feel right.
Maybe it’s having a difficult conversation.
Maybe it’s quitting.
Maybe it’s applying.
Maybe it’s finally giving yourself permission to dream of a life that excites you again.
You don’t have to be fearless. You just have to be brave for one moment. Just long enough to take that first step. Because once you do, you’ll realise you were never really stuck. The door was always open—you just had to choose to walk through it.
A New Chapter
So if you’ve been waiting for a sign to start over, this is it.
You are not behind. You are not too late. You are right on time for the life that is waiting for you.
And when you look back years from now, you won’t regret the fact that you left. You’ll only regret that you didn’t leave sooner.
Here’s to new beginnings. Here’s to choosing yourself. Here’s to the life you were meant to live.
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