Is having ambition the same as actually fighting for what you want?

  Unlike some people I’ve seen talk about their success, I didn’t really think much about it until I started writing - which must’ve been around the age of sixteen. I’m not sure if thinking about the future came from getting closer to my honorary sister, who co-writes this blog with me, if it was just a matter of age and growing maturity, or if I truly started to believe I could succeed in literature. Maybe it was a mix of all those things.

  Because I was forced to take two gap years due to financial difficulties, I decided to use them to truly work on my projects - something that was nearly impossible with my old school routine. I hope these projects will help me achieve some of the life goals I’ve set for myself - which I’ll talk about a bit later - all while doing something I love.

  But before starting projects like an online store, writing books, or even this blog, I used to be the kind of person who complained about life without actually trying to change my reality. And that led me to one key question:

Does having ambition mean truly fighting for what you dream of?

  Like me, I had a friend - an amazing person - who also complained about his reality, but didn’t really try to change it, saying he had no opportunity to do so. We even talked about starting a social media page and posting quotes daily - something that could bring views, and maybe even sponsors. But we never got to see if it would work, because he gave up without ever creating a single video.
So, my conclusion is this: to dream is to have ambition. To act is to believe in that dream.

  Back to my life goals. I often ask myself if I’m going too far, but if I don’t believe in what I’m doing, who will?
So, I truly believe that I - alongside my blog partner - will reach all of my goals, which include:
– Traveling the world
– Starting a family
– Being recognized for my books
– Being able to give my parents everything they ever dreamed of

  If you think about it, I’m not asking to be a billionaire or the best footballer in the world, so it’s not that far-fetched. As for my parents, that’s a story for another day, but the truth is I want them to finally live the life they always wanted, but never could, because of money problems. And to sum it up, I want financial stab
ility so I can see the world and give my future kids the experiences I never had - which I’ll talk more about in another post dedicated to my goals as a future father.

  Reading all this, it sounds like I’m trying to fight for something reasonable - maybe even not that hard, considering I have my whole life ahead of me. Only… I don’t feel like I have my whole life ahead of me. I’d say this pressure isn’t so much external, but more something I put on myself - because I want to do all of this before I’m 30. And sure, that might sound like a good thing. In some ways, it is - it pushes me, gives me extra motivation. But it’s also awful in many situations, making me question:

Am I ambitious, or have I crossed the line into unrealistic?

  This urgency to achieve everything before 30 mostly comes from the belief that, when I do have children, I want to already be in a stage of life where I can give them everything with safety and stability.
But then again, I wonder:

And what about the people who find their calling later in life? Did they lose the race - or are they just running at their own pace?