(An excerpt from my E-book  for the over-50 crowd ) 

The advantage of finally being a “grown up” (if there is such a thing) is that once we are over 50, we find new roads opening up in front of us. Things that used to matter begin to pale. Our outlook begins to widen. We start to consider possibilities for change. Maybe we can make a dream come true. Maybe we can reinvent ourselves after all. We’ve still got at least 20 years good years in front of us.

There are lots of stories of folks who found their life’s work after 50. Grandma Moses didn’t start painting until she was 76. At age 70, Harlan Sanders started what would become the KFC restaurant chain. Frank Lloyd Wright completed Fallingwater at age 72 and worked on the Guggenheim Museum until his death at 91. Cezanne did his most important work after his 60th birthday, and Clint Eastwood finally directed his best film, “Letters from Iwo Jima” when he was 76. Then there are those like Ronald Reagan, Jesse Ventura and George Foreman who completely changed their life’s direction after 50.

All of these people made choices to pursue their passion, to keep trying new things despite early failures, or to change paths completely at a time when many others consider their lives coming to an end. Do you have a dream that you still want to accomplish?

It’s never too late to start working on it. It’s a gift you can give to yourself and to the world.