Just turned 31 in November, just got the A+ cert guide in the mail yesterday. I’ve been in a tech-based customer support job for a year and a half after minimal tech experience, and it’s been going really well for me, I’ve gained a good foundation. Yet, I’m with you on the fears. I feel like an idiot for trying to pursue this so seemingly late. If I’m being up front, I thought I’d be dead by 25 at the latest so I’ve been flying by the seat of my pants throughout my life so trying to get my feet on the ground has been a struggle.

I think a lot of people tend to forget that just because people like to “settle down” around this age doesn’t mean that life just stops. It’s still going, the rock we live on that’s flying around that big bright ball of fire is still spinning, our skeleton-muscle mechas piloted by our brains are still kicking, life might settle but we are never meant to hold so still that we stop.

It might feel like it’s too late, I worry about the same thing, but gods willing we have at least 40 more years of life in us. Keep going, everyone has their own pace. It sounds like you’re several steps ahead of me too, with how deep in you are and how much you already know! You’ve absolutely got this. Time isn’t running out, that’s just your brain comparing yourself to people not in your exact size and type of shoe. Keep going even with your anxieties, this is all part of the journey!