But there is a danger in citing too many of these examples, for it suggests that only great people or unusually talented ones can follow the path of self-renewal through transition; it suggests that only special people can make new beginnings during the adult years. And because such people became so successful, it is easy to imagine that the doubts and confusions we feel when we are trying to make a new beginning are significant evidence of bad timing, lack of potential, or having taken a wrong direction.
