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ir passion in their early 20s, but I still wonder how far ahead I’d be if I found it a few years earlier. How successful would my writing business be? What would my life look like?</p><p id="68d2">A lot of my favorite writers didn’t take their writing seriously until they were in their early 20s and they became successful in their mid-late 20s. <a href="undefined">Ayodeji Awosika</a> calls it the 5 Year Rule: practice something every day for five years and you’re almost guaranteed to be successful at it.</p><h2 id="1739">I love my mom, but she never steered me into my passion and made me stick with it.</h2><p id="e746">Not that I am saying that this was her obligation because God knows how many hats she juggled but you can’t deny that this formula works. How do I know? Well, here are some big and small examples to ease your mind:</p><ul><li>Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson were the greatest entertainers of all time — Unfortunately, they had an abusive father. But you can’t deny that his steering them in the right direction and making them work hard at their profession didn’t play a part in their success.</li><li>Lamelo and Lonzo Ball were both top 5 picks in the 2020 N.B.A draft — They were the first brothers in history to do this. Lavar Ball (their father) has trained them in basketball since they were toddlers. He always made them play basketball players who were older than

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them to get their game up.</li><li>Nicolas Chae — He’s a Princeton University YouTuber I watch who has over 100k subscribers on YouTube and has his own successful photography and film business at 22 years old. He didn’t have tough fathers like the rest of the people mentioned, but he had a passionate drive to provide for his family when his mom got laid off. So he explored film and photography heavily in middle school.</li></ul><p id="b930"><b>Let me reiterate that finding your passion DOES NOT MATTER if you can’t stick with it for a long, consistent period.</b></p><p id="3fd1">All the people I mentioned worked on their passion from birth to middle school at the latest. That’s the secret sauce lesson that every kid should learn at a young age, hands down.</p><p id="497d">That’s how success is born.</p><h1 id="3874">Final Thoughts</h1><p id="971e">Again, my mom is a phenomenal parent because hey, I got this far and I’m learning this lesson now.</p><p id="278e">I just wish parents would teach their kids this lesson at a young age rather than letting them flail around in school (especially when they have nothing to do over the summer). The key to having a successful life is to find your passion early and stay consistent with it. You can’t have one without the other.</p><p id="9674">So what are you waiting for?</p><p id="e0bf">It’s never too late to start now.</p></article></body>

One Crucial Success Lesson I Wish Parents Would Teach Their Kids Early

So they can be ahead of the pack

My mother did an amazing job with me.

My father wasn’t around so that she raised two daughters and got them both in college free deserves a medal by itself. She also encouraged us to be givers instead of takers as we volunteered weekly at Matthew 25 Ministries. Even though she got laid off twice, she always made sure we were financially stable no matter what.

These are incredible lessons that prove just how great a parent my mother is. But there is one lesson I wish parents could teach their children early:

Explore what you’re passionate about and stick with it for five years.

Most kids don’t realize this until they’re in their early 20s.

“But Khadejah, 20 is still young as hell!”

Ya, but wouldn’t it be amazing if people could get an earlier start on this?

I’m one of those people who found their passion in their early 20s, but I still wonder how far ahead I’d be if I found it a few years earlier. How successful would my writing business be? What would my life look like?

A lot of my favorite writers didn’t take their writing seriously until they were in their early 20s and they became successful in their mid-late 20s. Ayodeji Awosika calls it the 5 Year Rule: practice something every day for five years and you’re almost guaranteed to be successful at it.

I love my mom, but she never steered me into my passion and made me stick with it.

Not that I am saying that this was her obligation because God knows how many hats she juggled but you can’t deny that this formula works. How do I know? Well, here are some big and small examples to ease your mind:

Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson were the greatest entertainers of all time — Unfortunately, they had an abusive father. But you can’t deny that his steering them in the right direction and making them work hard at their profession didn’t play a part in their success.
Lamelo and Lonzo Ball were both top 5 picks in the 2020 N.B.A draft — They were the first brothers in history to do this. Lavar Ball (their father) has trained them in basketball since they were toddlers. He always made them play basketball players who were older than them to get their game up.
Nicolas Chae — He’s a Princeton University YouTuber I watch who has over 100k subscribers on YouTube and has his own successful photography and film business at 22 years old. He didn’t have tough fathers like the rest of the people mentioned, but he had a passionate drive to provide for his family when his mom got laid off. So he explored film and photography heavily in middle school.

Let me reiterate that finding your passion DOES NOT MATTER if you can’t stick with it for a long, consistent period.

All the people I mentioned worked on their passion from birth to middle school at the latest. That’s the secret sauce lesson that every kid should learn at a young age, hands down.

That’s how success is born.

Final Thoughts

Again, my mom is a phenomenal parent because hey, I got this far and I’m learning this lesson now.

I just wish parents would teach their kids this lesson at a young age rather than letting them flail around in school (especially when they have nothing to do over the summer). The key to having a successful life is to find your passion early and stay consistent with it. You can’t have one without the other.

So what are you waiting for?

It’s never too late to start now.