Patience Is a Virtue

While we plunge ourselves into “time-management” strictures, attempting to do as much with this precious resource as we can, we also need to realise the virtues of taking things slow.  You see, in our hurry to achieve all our aspirations now, we forget that some things will take time.  Unless we become CEO before the age of 40, we must be doing something wrong.  How destructive.  In an average working lifespan of 35 years it is important to pace oneself over time to ensure the sustainability and continued progression of one’s career.  If not, expect to be humbled by burnout or worse, spend a good number of years sitting on a plateau. 
Realistically speaking, how many people do you know who have made it to the top in their early 30s and were able to stay on top till retirement: unless you plan to give up regular work before you reach 50 (which is the goal of some), it is much wiser to progress in incremental steps, consolidating your learning and achievements along the way. 
The reason for this, in my opinion, is that we are putting the cart before the horse; i.e., we are focusing on gaining positions’ and titles instead of gaining experiences as fairly often things don’t go the way we wish them to.  My advice, for what it is wrath; focus on the tasks and let the results take care of themselves.