You're Never Too Old To Succeed
Having a quarter, third or mid-life crisis? Feel as if life has passed you by and that you won't achieve anything significant? I've been there and I know how terrible that feeling of doubt and helplessness is. Don't be disheartened though! This terrific infograph from Funders and Founders shows that you're never too old to start something new and achieve great success.
Some of the success stories are more famous, like that of J.K. Rowling, but Vera Wang and Martha Stewart, were complete surprises. We had always thought that they had been designing wedding dress and decorating homes all their adult lives - turns out that's not the case!
Vera Wang
When you think of wedding dresses, you think of Vera Wang. But did you know that until she was 39 years old, she had only been writing about fashion at Vogue and had never designed or made a wedding gown of her own? At the age of 40, she resigned and became an independent bridal wear designer.
And she hasn't looked back! She's since gone on to make wedding gowns for many celebrities and public figures like Chelsea Clinton, Ivanka Trump, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Victoria Beckham, Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff, Khloe and Kim Kardashian. Wang's evening wear has also been worn by Michelle Obama.[*]
Not too shabby for someone who only started designing when she was 40!
Martha Stewart
Would you believe that Martha Stewart started her career as a stockbroker? It was only at the age of 35 and working on restoring a farmhouse that she and her husband had bought, did her panache for restoring and decorating became apparent.
The rest as they say, is history. Cookbooks, home-decorating books, her own magazine, TV-show and a media-empire soon followed. In October 1999, her share of the media empire which was now listed on the stock exchange made her America's first self-made women billionaire. It just goes to show that even at 35, there's still so much you can achieve!
Final Thoughts on Change
If you ever start doubting yourself and think that your best days are behind you, work on today and look forward tomorrow. In an age when young technopreneurs are celebrated and 40 year-olds seem like dinosaurs, the above list of success stories have shown that you're never too old to learn, and SUCCEED!
Notes:
All credit for the infograph above belongs to FoundersandFunders
Image credit for Vera Wang and Martha Stewart from Wikipedia
Article originally written for my blog on Aug '16
Im probably having a mid-life crisis seeing my friends doing well lol
Haha i know the feeling. Linkedin serves as an every day reminder of the red pill - blue pill decision i made to venture out on my own :)
"Congratulate _____ on his new position!"
Haha ikr! :)
great article! :)
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