Wait for Me

It's common to hear successful people vocalize the importance of reaching back to help their family and friends catch up. I always understood and agreed with the sentiment behind it, but at the same time, it never quite made sense to me.

Especially if you truly grasp what it takes to focus, put in the work, sacrifice, and commit to elevating yourself—reaching back would mean slowing down! It feels counterintuitive when you’re pushing toward your goals, laser-focused on moving forward and upward.

Personally, I’ve always felt that anyone who genuinely loves and cares about you wouldn’t want or expect you to slow down just to wait for them. In fact, if they truly care, wouldn’t they figure out a way to catch up on their own? Instead of putting you in a position where you have to make that difficult choice, they’d be hustling to meet you at your level, knowing you’ve blazed a path that they can follow.

True support, to me, is being there to cheer you on from the sidelines while doing the work on their own, rather than asking you to stop the momentum you’ve built.