At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA.
At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a single mom on welfare, was clinically depressed and contemplated suicide.
At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.
At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs.
At age 31, Julia Child released her first cookbook. At age 51 she got her own cooking show.
At age 40, Vera Wang designed her first dress after failing to make the Olympics or Editor at Vogue.
At age 40, Stan Lee released his first big comic book.
At age 42, Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting.
At age 40, Samuel L. Jackson got his first major movie role.
At age 52, Morgan Freeman landed his first MAJOR movie role, despite success on Sesame Street.
At age 57, Kathryn Bigelow reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker.
At age 76, Grandma Moses began her painting career.
At age 78, Louise Bourgeois finally became a famous artist.
Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21.
Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet.
Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones, you never know where you’ll end up.
Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough.
Whatever it is that sets your soul on fire, you can do it.
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Now before all y'all get atwitter with fears that ol' Ports is going through something ...
RELAX!
I'm NOT in crisis,
NOT having heart palpitations,
NOT struggling with where I ended up.
TBH, life couldn't be much better!
Sure, a million dollars would add some spice to it all, but we're comfortable, content, and convivial.
I'm guessing that the reason I felt this was potentially valuable enough to share would stem from its message of "You Do You" when it comes to your life's journey, and if it swells your heart, flans your flames, puts some hitch in yer G'dee up, consumes your dreams, or just plain puts a smile on your face, then its worth chasing, regardless of your present circumstances.
Albert Eistein had the diagnosis "Mentally Slow" on his permanent school record.
Henry Ford's first two car companies failed.
Jerry Seinfeld was booed off stage in his first comedy appearance.
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IMHO, the key to happiness in life is believing in yourself, regardless of what your heart pines for.
As the late Gord Downey taught us in the live version of Little Bones,
"Happiness isn't getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."
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