Later Bloomers: 35 People Over Age 35 Who Found Their Passion And Purpose
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Kindle Edition , pages. Published first published November 11th To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Later Bloomers , please sign up. Lists with This Book. I was having trouble sleeping so I did what I always do. This book was perfect for me. It stoked my history obsession and also managed to provide me with some much needed inspiration.
Inspiration at any age is something we all need! And while the title Later Bloomers: The fact that so many young people seem to ach Loved it! The fact that so many young people seem to achieve fame, fortune and success early think…..
The fact that so many young people seem to ach Loved it! At age 41, after a series of entrepreneurial ventures, Fisher and his wife Doris Fisher founded The Gap. Refresh and try again. Definitely an inspirational book and validation that you are never too old to try a new career or explore your passions. The Darwin Awards came much later.
This book definitely dispels that myth. Bertha Benz loved this story! Ben Franklin inspired Julia Childs she was fired for insubordination? Moment that transforms everything that follows. I like real-life stories about people and thought this sounded really interesting. I read this book over a couple months time, just reading chapters here and there when I had a few minutes.
This book epitomizes the idea that "Dreams are never lost, only deferred. There are chefs, actors, inventors, artists, athletes, musicians, and writers. Each story was interesting to me whether I had never heard of them before or whether they were a household name. All of the routes these people took towards success wasn't what you would expect. If you have a thought, a dream, or an idea this book can help you realize it and make it happen just from the pure hope it gives you from their successes.
If nothing else, this story will give you something to talk about at your next gathering. Did you know Leo Fender never actually learned to play the guitar Definitely an inspirational book and validation that you are never too old to try a new career or explore your passions. I also would have liked to read more stories about people who bloomed later, but chose non-creative careers.
The author writes in a conversational tone, so i Definitely an inspirational book and validation that you are never too old to try a new career or explore your passions. Also inspirational - reminds the reader that it never too late to go after your dream. Picked it up as a free Amazon book.
Later bloomers : 35 folks over age 35 who found their passion and purpose
Wasn't expecting too much but was gently surprised to find this an interesting read. It could have done with a bit more variety and a bit of editing - certainly some of the stories are much more interesting and fleshed out than others. However it is a worthwhile read if you are at all interested in self-development in mid to later life. Aug 07, Kaye rated it really liked it Shelves: The stories of these successful people who achieved fame after the age of 35 were inspiring. They had lessons for each of us. Some ideas we can appreciate are: Tolkien "Dreams are never lost, only deferred.
Aug 22, Joanie Chevalier rated it really liked it.
There are many names that I did recognize here and some I did not. The story on Susan Boyle was fascinating. She won the hearts of people world-wide and has since released top selling albums and in May , Time named her the seventh most influential person in the world, fourteen places above President Obama! She seems to be a great cheerleader and encourages her readers to get in touch with her.
Debra takes us on a journey into those who has overcome odds of being great trend-setters in using their talents and gifts that they have been blessed with.
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There are so many more great stories contained here. The cherry on the top are the inspirational words that she uses from each Late Bloomer. Debra keep up the good work! There is much to love in the book. It provides a glimpse into the lives of those who have dared break out of the "age" box and pursue life head on. I appreciate the idea so much that I would have given that 4 stars, but think it reads more like a series of blogs, with of course, a through-line, but still a bit of a disjointed flow at times, hence the 3 stars.
I wanted a 3.
There is real talent here by Eve. She has a great eye for a story! Some of the lives shared made me want her to go D There is much to love in the book. Some of the lives shared made me want her to go DEEP instead of long. I think, personal preference here, the book might have worked better for me with fewer people covered in more depth.
Later Bloomers: 35 Folks Over Age 35 Who Found Their Passion and Purpose
The organization and development did not show off the material to best advantage at times. But, the book still works. I will use it to dip into whenever I feel that "I am too old" mantra start to creep in and take over my enthusiasm. It works like an anti-ageism pill! A good solid read which might shine even more with a bit more flow and depth massaged into a later version? And reading about Ina's trip to her cooking life was worth the price to me.
This book was more interesting than I thought it would be, and there are a couple of things that helped me understand myself a little bit more, or at least gave me an idea that I hadn't thought of before. However it reads more like a blog even the author said via Twitter she is rewriting this to make it sound less like a blog, which she does write , and when someone is referencing Wikipedia twice , then I wonder how much research was actually done.
Still I'm glad I read this, and as always, th This book was more interesting than I thought it would be, and there are a couple of things that helped me understand myself a little bit more, or at least gave me an idea that I hadn't thought of before. Still I'm glad I read this, and as always, there is a lesson to be learned that it is never too late even if you are way over There are a number of stories in here and the one that grabbed my attention the most was of Sharon Kay Penman, one of my favorite authors.
There are famous people in here and others you will never have heard of, but if you need a quick read, you may want to pick it up one day, especially if you are a writer. How old is too old to do something new? If you want to launch a business, become a great leader , change careers, or just do something different with your life, at what point is it just too late to be successful?
In case you need a little inspiration to show you that it can be done no matter what age you've reached, here are 14 amazing people who never saw real success until well after age Know anyone I missed? Email me and maybe we'll write about them next time. Stewart had worked on Wall Street and owned a Connecticut catering firm, but her real success came after age 41 with the publication of her first book, Entertaining , and the launch of Martha Stewart Living seven years later. Of course, she weathered some pitfalls later, before rebounding once more.
Known today as a former co-host on The View , Behar was a high school English teacher who didn't launch her show business career until after age Wang was first known as an accomplished figure skater and a fashion editor before deciding before her wedding, at age 40, that she wanted to be a designer. This husband and wife team had each turned 42 before they gave up their legal careers to write their first restaurant guides. Their eponymous company is part of Google now.
The founder and former CEO of Zipcar had left her 40th birthday in the rearview mirror and was taking time off from work to be with her children when she and a friend, Antje Danielson, came up with the idea for the car-sharing company in
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