Better Than Regret: Start Working

A friend of mine told me in 2010 to work on Google — online work — and it was the very same work I finally started in 2020.

Should I regret not doing it back in 2010?

Another friend told me about Bitcoin in 2016: “It’s worth it, buy some.” Should I regret not buying?

But I have no regrets, because my circumstances at the time had me shackled.

What I never did, though, was forget. The friend who told me about Google SEO in 2010 has forgotten he ever said it — but I remember. Even through nine years of a bank job, I kept trying, continuously, to break into the online field.

I started learning computers in 2002. From 2014 onward I kept at it with profiles on Upwork and Fiverr. It wasn’t until 2020 that something finally worked out.

Now, call that 6 years or call it 18 — the point is simply this: only the lottery happens overnight.

Success in work can take a lifetime. So instead of regretting, it’s better to start working.

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