At 23 Tina Fey was... but what about YOUR trajectory?

Have you seen that post doing the rounds, the one about 'at 23 Tina Fey was working somewhere crappy, at 52 someone awesome was just starting to do that brilliant thing, it's never too late for you'?

I think it's a great inspiration and a reminder to get off our asses and do the things that are going to make us happy at whatever age or stage we're at, but...

I much prefer the version that shows how much you've grown.

So mine goes a little something like this.

At 21 my father died, I failed my postgraduate degree and I think I had a minor breakdown.

At 22 I was called the Bar of England and Wales.

At 24 I got my first passport, went on my first holiday ... and I met my own Mr Perfect 

At 28 I was admitted as a solicitor... and I was paid less than ￡13/hour. I had also been consistently working 60+ hour weeks for more than 6 years and was beginning to burn out. I started my first business, RogueJewels. We bought our first house.

At 30 I had my own regular magazine column, my first book publication, travelled around the country delivering training and talks, did a job I loved with people I adored and regularly cried from exhaustion and stress. My mum died. We inherited Jasper. I burned out completely.

At 31 I started a blog with the aim of helping women stop feeling so lost and exhausted at work. I worked with my first coach, had a lot of therapy and learned how to set up websites and talk on video.

At 32 my blog and ramblings on the internet became a business and I took indefinite leave from my career as a lawyer to expand Searching for Serenity.

Now at 35 I run two successful, resilient businesses. In the past five months I have started writing two books, the first of which will be published in the next 10 days. I now deliver corporate training to companies around the country, as well as group training and 1:1 mentoring. I note work with both men and women from a huge variety of industries. I've just launched my first charity initiative with RogueJewels.

Is it sunshine and roses, gin and tonics on the lawn every day? No. Am I millionaire yet? Hahahaha...

Am I happier, healthier and less stressed than I've ever been in my life? Yes.

Can I see the huge upward trajectory and growth I've had over the past few years, yes. Am I excited for the future with everything I can achieve in the years to come? You bet your ass!

What does yours look like?