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Age Is Not a Limitation

Stop letting a number dictate your life

Rick Martinez
4 min readNov 22, 2024
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We’ve all heard it. “Wait till you get to my age,” they say, with a sigh that feels like a curtain falling on every ounce of ambition. As if age itself is some giant barricade that makes your energy vanish and dreams obsolete.

But here’s the thing…

It’s a lie.

The truth is, age is a weapon, not a weakness. And how you wield it?

Well, that’s on you.

The real question is: How are you going to wield it?

Why the “Wait Till You Get to My Age” Script Needs to Die

Age is not an instruction manual. It’s a milestone — nothing more, nothing less. But somewhere along the line, people started using it as an excuse, a way to justify giving up. You hear it from the nurse who’s been on her feet for decades. From the gym-goer who’s traded ambition for resignation. From the parent who’s settled into a routine and stopped dreaming beyond it.

Here’s why we need to kill this mindset, once and for all.

Stop Letting Age Define You

Age is just a number — it’s not an excuse, a diagnosis, or a limit.

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Rick Martinez
Rick Martinez

Written by Rick Martinez

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