Never leave personal development to randomness.
- 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 worked as a janitor and lived 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 contemplated suicide.
- At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
- Julia Child got her 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.
- 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 age 40.
- Morgan Freeman landed his first MAJOR movie role at age 52.
- Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made the film 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.
Don’t give up on your dreams…If cauliflower can be a pizza and zucchini can be noodles, then you can be anything you want.
- Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
- Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
- Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough.
It’s okay if you don’t know what your dreams are yet…you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow. Recognize that following your heart often means taking a risk; few things in life worth having are risk-free. If you’re doing what you’re passionate about that aligns with your beliefs, you won’t regret it.
Whatever your dreams are, it is not too late to achieve it. Happy New Year!
Make kindness a habit.
To Your Success,
Peak Performance Coach
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