For all you young adults, this is one secret I learned

I'm in my early 40s now, and when I look back at age 18 to present, I noticed that there were several people who magically showed up to guide me at various points. I had what seemed like an impossible career/interest goal for me when I was 18, although my intention was strong. I can see now that these people showed at some of the least expected places. The first happened when I was working at a Walmart. I hated the job due to boredom, but I met someone who happened to be the father of a very successful person who I was trying to imitate. He gave me some very good advice. I later met someone near the end of my university tenure. He was already beginning to be successful at his business then, but now he's one of the most well known in his field. We still keep in touch. There was another person I met later at a restaurant. There were others I don't need to mention.

One thing I want to be clear about is, if you truly had an intention to do something, people will show up in your life. The trick is, you have to be ready for them. I wasn't ready for all the opportunities that came into my life. I couldn't recognize them all at the time. But I did for a few of them. If you hold on to your intention and just keep a lookout for these people, you never know where it could lead. People almost show up as guiding angels, but only if you're ready for them. Hard lesson I learned, I hope someone can benefit from reading this.