I can't be "successful" until I find a world-class mentor.  She (or he) will be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company and she'll catapult me to the stratosphere with her influential contacts and sage advice.

 Then, I can't fail.  I just need a mentor.

For years, this is what I thought.

Everything takes time.  Lots of time. More than I know how to
fathom at my age.

I'm 23.  When I read about the careers of people who are doing what
I would love to do one day, I can feel the whole ship sinking.

AAAH, there's so much to do. How am I supposed to do all of that?!
I don't know how to do 99% of the things they talk about and the 1%
things that I can do, I suck at.  

What if I don't have ANY
time for my passion?

We end up in situations in life, whether by our choice or not, that
we are plain-jane not passionate about. Like:

a) A tough / boring course in university that doesn't spark your
interest, but you know the content will be beneficial to learn

b)  A job in a field that doesn't fire up your passions, but
renders a healthy cash flow and gets your feet wet in the
professional world