Embracing Your Own Timeline: The Beauty of Being a Late Bloomer

Ever wondered what it takes to embrace being a late bloomer and still achieve your dreams? Join me on this heartfelt episode of "andrea TLC" as I share my personal journey of self-discovery and growth. Reflecting on pivotal moments in my life, I discuss the struggle of comparing myself to others and the realization that everyone's path is unique. From feeling behind as I approached 30 to learning to appreciate my own timeline, this episode is a raw and honest testament to the importance of valuing your own journey, no matter where you are starting from.

This episode also takes you through a vulnerable period where a single negative comment led me to step back from the podcast for a whole year. I open up about the impact of that moment and how I eventually found the strength to return to something I love. Through this experience, I've learned powerful lessons about resilience, self-worth, and the immense value of positive encouragement. If you’re feeling discouraged or questioning your path, my story is a reminder to keep pushing forward. Your dreams are valid, and it's never too late to pursue them.

Thank you for listening!

Transcript

Speaker 1 0:10

Hello and welcome to my podcast , andrea TLC , in which TLC stands for the Life Coach . I am your host , andrea . Thank you for joining me here today . Today's episode is going to be a little different than usual because I have no notes . Today I just really wanted to come on here and say thank you , everyone that is listening to my podcast . I wanted to say how much I really appreciate you all listening and I hope that you all are finding value in my podcast .

Speaker 1 0:53

I wanted to be very , very transparent , the best way that I know how , because , again , this is not just something that I want for you all , I want this for myself as well . So this is a journey that I myself is also taking or have taken , and I don't really feel comfortable trying to give advice to someone that I myself haven't done myself . So , yes , I have struggled , I have went through some of these struggles that I talk about , and so , years and years ago , someone done it for me and just really wanted me to find value within myself , and she did that for me . I was about I want to say maybe about 27 , 28 years old . I said it was years ago , y'all , but yeah , the closest or the closer that I started to get to age 30 , I started to think what have I done as far as being successful ? And at that time , I just felt like I hadn't done anything and everybody around me was doing big things . At that time , I had just recently went to college and , you know , everybody else , around me , you know , went to college like right out , or went to college like right after high school . Okay , something that I didn't do Should have done , you know , but at the same time , looking back , that just was not my path at that time , okay , and so I had to learn to appreciate what I have come and where I was set to be going .

Speaker 1 3:10

Okay , everyone's path is not meant to be the same , and you're not meant to go the same places , but at the same time , you're not . It's not beneficial for you to beat yourself up , okay , just know that you are enough . You are talented , ok , and you have big dreams and goals , like everyone else , and if that's what you desire , or whatever it is that you desire , you should set forth in doing that . Ok , it doesn't matter that you didn't start when everyone else started . If that is the case , you know that may not be your situation or your case or whatever . You know , if you have done everything in order and in rights or whatever . Well , you know , this particular message is it may not be for you , okay , because I'm talking to those who feel like they have failed , and I'm here to say that you haven't . I didn't fail . I may have been a late bloomer , but I wouldn't not now say that I failed , okay , before . Like I said , that was many , many , many , many , many years ago . We're not talking about many , many , many years ago anymore . I'm talking about me right now . Me right now . I feel like I'm in the place where I'm supposed to be and I think that I want to share that with someone else .

Speaker 1 5:00

Okay , so there was a question that was asked as to what happened . Like , I started my podcast and then I just I went missing for about a year , and so I do want to apologize for that , because I did have people who were listening to my podcast and I lost sight of that Over one comment and yes , it was one comment , and I love reading y'all's comments Fan mail or whatever you want to call it Because they were so encouraging and positive and it made me feel as though that encouraged me . Let me say it that way , it encouraged me to want to do more . It encouraged me to want to do more , but I got one comment that just really was questioning who I am and why do I think I deserve to do what I do . And you know , I deleted it and I started second guessing myself . Don't ever do that . That's like one of the worst things you can do is just start overthinking and second guessing yourself or whatever . If you're doing something and it's positive and it's helping someone , well then , continue to do that .

Speaker 1 6:39

Okay , I just felt like I should not have let that one comment determine what I do and how I do it , or if I should be doing it . No one else felt that way , and you're going to have these people that are just , no matter what you do , what you say or whatever , there's always going to be that somebody . Right , that's just negative , right , that's just negative . Um , they don't care to improve themselves and so , therefore , they don't care to see anyone else improve themselves and they , they spread that out . And you know , and I don't know , maybe it gives them joy to see other people down , or whatever . I , I don't know , maybe it gives them joy to see other people down or whatever , I don't know , and there was just too many people that were just telling me that I should not have given up on someone that was actually listening to my podcast , and for that I want to apologize .

Speaker 1 8:02

For that , okay , because this is not why I started my podcast . I started my podcast so that you all can feel like you can live the best life , and if I have some tips and some advice that is valuable for you all , then that's what I should be doing is spreading positivity , ok . So again , this is not just a journey for you , for anyone that's listening , it's also a journey for me as well . And so , yeah , I want to be that voice that you know is very encouraging , and so that we can just move on , okay , and so that we can just move on , okay . And again , this is why I have notes , because I will take you to the forest and then around the corner and back again , and that's not what I want to do . I just wanted to , I really just wanted to come on here and say thank you all who are listening to my podcast , and I really , really appreciate you all . I love y'all and , with that being said , until next time . Peace , love and light .