Progressing at your own pace.

Have you ever come across someone who you see is rushing off headfirst into their goal(s) as if it's going out of fashion? Or even worse, have you ever been the victim of someone that is trying to push you to be at a certain point at a certain age? Let me give you an example: You want to take your time to study, or you want to start at a work situation that you think you can cope with, but someone is pushing you to study faster so that you can get a job faster or someone pushes you to take a job that you think you won't be able to cope with?

What I'm trying to say is that everyone progresses at their own pace in life. For example, some people get their driver's licence at 18 years of age, some people only get their driver's at 25 years of age. Or people tell you that when they were your age, they were doing this and this already, whereas you're not even there yet. After awhile, you start feeling bad, that you should be progressing at the rate other people are progressing at. BUT, each individual progresses at their own pace. So what if you don't have a job at the age of 20. Yes, it is going to make life a bit difficult, but there shouldn't be any rush. So what if you aren't at the job position everyone else your age is at when you're only 25 years of age.

Don't feel bad if people your age are achieving a lot more than you are at that particular stage in your life. It is worth it to take a look around instead of just performing all the time. Life isn't about who gets the fastest or best results. Don't be tempted to live the fast paced life everyone else is living, otherwise you're just going to end up burnt out and bitter. You (hopefully) have your whole life ahead of you to achieve your goals. Make the most of it...and remember to stop every once in a while to take a breather, look at the scenery and see how far you've come.