[2022-03-23] Better late than never
Better late than never is applicable in most circumstances. Not all, of course, but more than we might think. Better late than never is applicable in most circumstances. Not all, of course, but more than we might think.
Take the example of Lucille Ball, as described in Ashly Perez's Read This for Inspiration:
Lucille Ball was a master of comedy—the doyenne. Almost everyone has seen at least one episode of I Love Lucy at some point in their life. To this day, it remains one of the most popular and successful television shows of all time.
But before I Love Lucy premiered, Lucille Ball was on the verge of quitting acting: a washed-up, C-list, blonde wannabe movie star who still hadn't made her mark on Hollywood after twenty-plus years in the business. Everyone had already given up on her. Everyone thought she had missed her shot at stardom. That is, everyone except Lucille herself.
Lucille Ball was forty years old when the first episode of I Love Lucy premiered on CBS. This reminds me that I've got time—and so do you.
If you're worried that you're never going to make it, that you've used up all your chances, and you think maybe you should just give up, remember Lucy.
It's never too late to:
- File an outstanding tax return.
- Pay an old parking ticket.
- Apologize (the acceptance of the apology is less important than your effort to make amends).
- Wish someone a belated happy birthday.
- Pass your driving test.
- Write a last will and testament.
- Repay a debt.
- Say I love you.
- Thank someone.
- Dress the way you like.
- Go to your doctor.
- Go for that test you've been putting off.
- Spend time with a child.
- Share your health history with your family.
- Put on your shoes and get out the door.
- Learn a language or selected words in another language.
- Change jobs or fields.
- Make new friends.
- Get a handle on your finances.
- Recognize your own potential.
- Learn how to remember names.
- Love yourself.
You've probably discovered other things that it's never too late to do. Share what you've learned with a child, an employee, or anyone who might be inspired by your story. Better late than never.
Take the example of Lucille Ball, as described in Ashly Perez's Read This for Inspiration:
Lucille Ball was a master of comedy—the doyenne. Almost everyone has seen at least one episode of I Love Lucy at some point in their life. To this day, it remains one of the most popular and successful television shows of all time.
But before I Love Lucy premiered, Lucille Ball was on the verge of quitting acting: a washed-up, C-list, blonde wannabe movie star who still hadn't made her mark on Hollywood after twenty-plus years in the business. Everyone had already given up on her. Everyone thought she had missed her shot at stardom. That is, everyone except Lucille herself.
Lucille Ball was forty years old when the first episode of I Love Lucy premiered on CBS. This reminds me that I've got time—and so do you.
If you're worried that you're never going to make it, that you've used up all your chances, and you think maybe you should just give up, remember Lucy.
It's never too late to:
- File an outstanding tax return.
- Pay an old parking ticket.
- Apologize (the acceptance of the apology is less important than your effort to make amends).
- Wish someone a belated happy birthday.
- Pass your driving test.
- Write a last will and testament.
- Repay a debt.
- Say I love you.
- Thank someone.
- Dress the way you like.
- Go to your doctor.
- Go for that test you've been putting off.
- Spend time with a child.
- Share your health history with your family.
- Put on your shoes and get out the door.
- Learn a language or selected words in another language.
- Change jobs or fields.
- Make new friends.
- Get a handle on your finances.
- Recognize your own potential.
- Learn how to remember names.
- Love yourself.
You've probably discovered other things that it's never too late to do. Share what you've learned with a child, an employee, or anyone who might be inspired by your story. Better late than never.
