We live in a society that glorifies1 people who achieve success at a very young age. This can be very demotivating to us because we constantly feel like we’re “behind”.
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Society inundates us with stories of young achievement. People love the idea of quick success, and the very few who are independently successful at an early age are hoisted up above the rest. Oftentimes they’re even presented as the norm, suggesting that if you haven’t found massive success by the time you’re in your late twenties, then you’re a failure.
This page is dedicated to those who reached success late in life. They are a vital reminder to us that great things are possible for us at any age.
Late Successes
- Vera Wang started in fashion design at age 40
- Samuel L. Jackson hit it big with Pulp Fiction at age 46
- Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species at age 50
- Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen at age 48
- Ray Croc bought into McDonald’s at age 52 and made it what it is today
- Laura Ingalls Wilder published Little House on the Prairie at age 65
- Henry Ford got it right with the Model T at age 45
- Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart at age 44
- Julia Child wrote her first cookbook at age 50
- Colonel Sanders franchised KFC at age 62
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