Some mornings I wake up with the knowledge that if I pushed myself hard enough I might be able to change the world. Sometimes, I push myself; sometimes, I hit snooze and roll back over. The thing is that in my 20s,  I wake up earnestly thinking that something I do today  may  drastically effect my life and others. I imagine by the time I’m in my 40s, I may become slightly more jaded. But even if I don’t, I’ll certainly be much less willing to risk all I’ve got.

Right now I have nothing.  Therefore starting a new venture will have little negative effect because there is nothing to lose. At 40, I may have other worries—kids, job, mortgage, etc. Julie Meyer brings up this specific issue in a recent opinion piece she wrote for the UK’s CITY AM. (more…)