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People Over 40 Share Their Greatest Later-In-Life Success Stories

by Ariana

There's something about the big Four-Zero. They say that age is just a number for for some reason, 40 just feels different.

40 feels grown-up and it feels mature. It's technically, 'middle aged, and kind of feels like maybe once you hit that magic age, you become a 'real adult' and it's time to stop chasing those dreams you had when you were young - but this is so wrong.

40 signals a time to to settle down and knuckle down. There's even movies about it! 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' and 'This Is 40' are definitely two of my faves.

For many people, 40 can and does feel like the beginning of the end, and that's ridiculous, because it isn't. In fact, Henry Ford didn't invent the Model T Ford until he was 45 and Vera Wang hadn't sold a single dress until she was 40.

Recently, Doug Murano, a writer and award winning editor posted a viral tweet asking people who are over 40 to share their post-40 successes. Check them out below!

Here is Doug's tweet;

I get tired of “under 40” lists. Show me someone who got their PhD at 60 after losing everything. Give me the 70-year-old debut novelist who writes from a lifetime of love and grief. Give me calloused hands and tender hearts.

— Doug Murano (@muranofiction) September 4, 2020

And here are the responses... This one is awesome!

And here are the responses... This one is awesome! piranhabrianna

Painting...

Painting... jjami5000

PhD at 51!

PhD at 51!John4tl

Adult gymnastics...

Adult gymnastics...DannyDangerOz

Architecture degree...

Architecture degree...Mark_DMcKinney

Raising thousands for charity...

Raising thousands for charity...AnitaNicholson

PhD at 66!

PhD at 66!DuckyMacDuck

A memoir at 74!

A memoir at 74!HelenBouchami

New degree, new business, new career!

New degree, new business, new career!janjowen

PhD after 50!

PhD after 50! Trebornotrub

A litigator at 80!!!

A litigator at 80!!!KrisLefcoe

Back to uni at 57! Never too late!

Back to uni at 57! Never too late! Ryndie2

Escaped and abusive marriage...

Escaped and abusive marriage...OuiSuzette

Law school at 52 after losing everything!

Law school at 52 after losing everything! Shahid_Sayed

Writing scripts and lifting weights!

Writing scripts and lifting weights! ArcadiaConrad

'The Great Wave' was painted after 60!

'The Great Wave' was painted after 60! AnitaNicholson

Max Eisen's first book was written in his late 80s...

Max Eisen's first book was written in his late 80s...ziyatong

Portrait photography at 50+

Portrait photography at 50+taralynjoseph

30, lost everything TWICE, and now at school...

30, lost everything TWICE, and now at school...Thesciencevort1

Entered law school at 50!

Entered law school at 50! minacricket

God sober in his mid 40s...

God sober in his mid 40s...robertdee

48 and studying Egyptology...

48 and studying Egyptology...adeline_jerome

Full career change at 45...

Full career change at 45...GamerWriter

First deployment at 41!

First deployment at 41! jmalikauthor

Starting painting in 70s...

Starting painting in 70s...matthewjdowd

Women in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s who are bored at home and going back to school! Love to see it!

Women in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s who are bored at home and going back to school! Love to see it! bookandthebone

The legend.

The legend. Jenny_TFHP

Start nursing at 45!

Start nursing at 45! Knielsenmorris

PhD at 56!

PhD at 56! KMcNaughtonCTS

A reminder to celebrate those who take a less conventional path...

A reminder to celebrate those who take a less conventional path... AltMumofzephyr

47 with a brand new double-major...

47 with a brand new double-major...VP_Colombo

Relaunched acting career at 40!

Relaunched acting career at 40! emilycarding

"Historians reach their prime at 63."

MarkBourrie

First book at 47!

First book at 47! philschwadron

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