Here are 10 people you have likely hear of who changed careers at 30 (and if they hadn't, you would not have heard of them).
So life lesson - don't give up because you hit a false barrier.
1. Sylvester Stallone, deli counter attendant and movie theater usher. Later wrote Rocky, won academy award and went from there.
2. Martha Stewart, stockbroker. two years later she bought a house and decorated it.
3. Julia Child, government spy for the OSI. She went to cooking school at 36.
4. Mao Tse-Tung, elementary school principal. He started the Red Army at 36.
5. James Joyce, singing. He wrote his first book at 32.
6. Harrison Ford, carpenter. He left acting after American Graffiti didn't pay well. Was offered the role of Han Solo at 34.
7. Rodney Dangerfield, aluminum siding salesman and acrobatic diver. He became a successful standup comic at 40.
8. Jesus, carpenter. He only lived a few more years but really made a name for himself in that time.
9. Andrea Bocelli, lawyer. Got a break as a singer at 34.
finally for those already past 30....
10. Col. Harland Sanders. Blue collar anything.. He counced around from job to job for years. He didn't fry a chicken until 40 and didn't franchise Kentucky Frid Chicken until he was 65!
So, no excuses..
So life lesson - don't give up because you hit a false barrier.
1. Sylvester Stallone, deli counter attendant and movie theater usher. Later wrote Rocky, won academy award and went from there.
2. Martha Stewart, stockbroker. two years later she bought a house and decorated it.
3. Julia Child, government spy for the OSI. She went to cooking school at 36.
4. Mao Tse-Tung, elementary school principal. He started the Red Army at 36.
5. James Joyce, singing. He wrote his first book at 32.
6. Harrison Ford, carpenter. He left acting after American Graffiti didn't pay well. Was offered the role of Han Solo at 34.
7. Rodney Dangerfield, aluminum siding salesman and acrobatic diver. He became a successful standup comic at 40.
8. Jesus, carpenter. He only lived a few more years but really made a name for himself in that time.
9. Andrea Bocelli, lawyer. Got a break as a singer at 34.
finally for those already past 30....
10. Col. Harland Sanders. Blue collar anything.. He counced around from job to job for years. He didn't fry a chicken until 40 and didn't franchise Kentucky Frid Chicken until he was 65!
So, no excuses..
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