It’s Never Too Late

/ still a dreamer

Whatever our age, at one point or another, we may feel that our one big chance has passed us by. Whether it’s to be published, appear on stage, accomplish something amazing …. whatever it is, we missed that magical time. Here are some amazing facts that say we’re wrong.

At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA.
At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a single parent living on welfare who was clinically depressed and at times has contemplated suicide.
At age 28, Wayne Coyne (from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook.
At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.
At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs.
Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51.
Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40.
Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40.
Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42.
Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first major movie role until he was 40.
Morgan Freeman landed his first MAJOR movie role at age 52.
Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57.
Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76.
Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78.

Just because we haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21, it doesn’t mean we’re over.
Maybe we’re still figuring out what our big dream is, what it is that sets our soul on fire.
Things can change on a dime, so never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
Or that you aren’t good enough.

It’s never too late.

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10 thoughts on “It’s Never Too Late”

  2. Yes! I think it’s vital we stay in touch with our dreams and allow them to change and take new shapes as we age, too. Sometimes, a closer inspection or new perspective on the life we’ve lived reveals dreams that came true without our full acknowledgement or awareness. It’s good to “revalue” ourselves as we continue to pursue new dreams…or old dreams in new ways. 😉

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    • You know, Kitty, this is such a good point. Sometimes we just keep moving along and fail to notice that some of our accomplishments were once cherished dreams … that we made come true! And those that have not yet come to be are “under construction .” A fine example is my illustrating children’s books – what I did back then worked in some areas, but has to be revised and updated to have a place in today’s world. I say Cheers to both of us!

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  3. this is so true!
    it’s a pity for a majority of young people in my country because of the conventional prejudice passed down, saying that 30 years old is the deadline to get married, to buy a big house with luxurious cars.
    “If you’re 25 and you haven’t had a husband, the rest of your life is done.”
    “If you’re 30 but still find your dream job and earn less money than your cousin, nobody will respect you.”
    I wish that more and more young people could find this kind of helpful content!

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    • HI Momo, and thanks for your reply. This is rather saddening to hear, that your country sees women as having such limited potential, and all determined by age. There is quite a bit of age-ism here in the U.S., too, but when a woman achieves big goals here, at any age, there are plenty of women (at least, if not men) cheering her on. We are a community of support in many ways.

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  4. I wouldn’t want to be young again, with all that it entails. It can be difficult to realise there are some things you’ll never now do, but I still prefer the knowledge of experience! I had my first story published when I was 41 and I’m still hoping to publish a novel or two now it’s more than 10 years later!

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    • I agree; I would not want to be young again. I want to use the knowledge and experience that I’ve worked so hard to attain and make it into something I never could have done at 20. I will be published again and I bet you will, too! Cheers to us!

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