Don't let the calendar fool you. Being 35 doesn't mean you've got time to play this game until you're 65. That's a prison sentence disguised as a career path. The window to pivot is not based on age—it's based on energy, on belief, on fire.

The longer you stay, the more your muscle for risk atrophies. You become emotionally constipated—afraid to lose what was never truly yours. Comfort calcifies the soul.

Burn this into your mind: your 30s are not a second chance—they're your last chance to turn this thing around before the world writes your story for you.