"As we become drunkards by so many separate drinks,
so we become saints and authorities and experts
by so many separate acts and hours of work."
William James

Consider where you are in life. Are you the person you wanted to be when you were younger? If you answer the question in a negative way then consider how it would be to change. How it would be to honestly evaluate and consider how far short you have fallen of what you are capable.

And take heart because William James was right. And if you are not the person you wanted to be, if there is indeed a difference between what you dreamed of and what you have achieved then that short falling was done slowly one small slip at a time. And no matter how big the gap might be now you can cross it one positive step at a time.

It doesn't matter how small your steps are as long as you take the steps and take them in the right direction.

Whether in work or life, you know if now is the time to take that step.