I called this post: “Why is “someday” so expensive because it almost cost me my life (quite literally).
Let’s be honest, how many times have you said this to yourself ?
“Someday, I’ll start my own business.”
“Someday, I’ll take that risk.”
“Someday, I’ll finally make the change I keep thinking about.”
I used to say it too, and my “someday” didn’t come about for almost 20 years.
I kept telling myself: “After this deal, after this quarter, till it was almost too late.
Over and over, I postponed the life I wanted because I was waiting for the stars to align, waiting for everything to be perfectly right.
I was avoiding family
All the while discarding opportunities to be with family, and true friends.
I kept telling myself I needed:
More time every time when I wanted to leave the real estate industry.
I needed more clarity whenever I wanted to embark on something unfamiliar and:
Of course more certainty, whenever there was even a little doubt.
“Someday” Is the Biggest Dream Killer
Sound familiar? Here’s the raw truth: “Someday” is probably the biggest dream killer.
The people who succeed – who actually build the life they’ve been imagining – aren’t necessarily the smartest, most experienced, or even the most confident.
They’re simply the ones who decide that — someday is today.
and took action.
And I remember the exact moment it hit me.
“I was in my living room, looking at both the test result of my cancer diagnosis and at a spreadsheet full of commission targets and deals. I realised then and there choosing the deal making, constant drinking and entertaining was no longer going to work and I had to make DRASTIC CHANGES.“
My someday had come, sooner than I realised.
My body was at work all along – but my mind was screaming for something different.
I had been telling myself for years that I’d “figure it out later.”
That moment was my wake-up call. Not because I had all the answers – but because I was finally done waiting, to spend time with my loved ones and do something I really loved that fit my purpose and values.
So let me ask you today:
What’s your “someday” story?
The dreams did you had when you were young?
What version of your life have you been quietly deferring?
And more importantly… What if today was the day you finally said yes to your “someday”?
You don’t need more information. You don’t need more motivation. You just need to decide.