Saurabh Mithal argues you don't need a degree or certificate to start creating. Pick up an instrument, write, or make content now. Build an audience of true fans in places they naturally gather, and ignore what family and friends think.
First thing I would say is there is no age for you to change or to accept yourself. Whether you are 11-year-old, 25-year-old, 60-year-old, 85-year-old, it doesn't matter. So first thing, like thinking it's too early or too late is just another way of that voice inside your head stopping you from doing what you want to do. Second thing is you don't need a certificate or a degree or a course or a curriculum or anything to get started. If you feel you want to be a musician, pick up the guitar, pick up the piano, start playing. If you want to be a writer, pick up the pen, get at the keyboard, start typing. Third thing, your family and friends are going to be the last people who will subscribe to your work. So don't try to show it to them and ask for validation. Build your own audience. Like, go to— if you are an avid book reader, go to bookstores, talk to people there. You'll find your first 10 fans in places you hang out at. And those 10 true fans will bring the 100, and those 100 will bring the 1,000. But if you expect your family and friends and your Instagram and LinkedIn audience to bring your 10 true fans, that might be very difficult. And then do whatever doesn't kill you. Like, if it doesn't kill you, just do it. Take a workshop, start a podcast, write your blog, write your book, join Akimbo. And yeah,
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