Successful People after 40

Since we are very young, we start to think that our lives will be solved when we turn 30. What happens after that thought is totally disappointing, and even can cause panic if your multiple goals have not been accomplished before that age. It is even seeing as a “limit” to achieve your dreams.

The millionaire job, the big house, the happy marriage, the exotic travels, etc. you believe that the world would end, because you do not have enough time to reach everything you aspire in your life. However, the 30s are the new 20s, and the 40s the new 30s. but, who really thinks age matters?

There are many successful stories that have proven that it is possible to accomplish your dreams at any age of your life. Even when you are over 40 years old. from the famous chef Julia Childs, who wrote her first cuisine book at the age of 50; to Harry Bernstein, an author of several books that were rejected, and when he was 96, finally a book of his was accepted.

In this article, we are going to read about successful people after 40. Let us take a look at some of them:

1. Stan Lee.

He created his first successful comic book, The Fantastic Four, just before his 39th birthday. Later, in the next years, he created the legendary Marvel Universe, whose characters such as Spiderman and X-Men became cultural American people’s icons.

2. Gary Heavin.

He was 40 when he opened the first Curves fitness center in 1992, which ended up being one of the fastest growing franchises in the 1990s.

3. Vera Wang.

The designer did not begin her career as such until she turned 40. Wang was an artistic skater and journalist before entering the fashion world. Today she is one of the leading designers in women’s clothing.

4. Samuel L. Jackson.

He has been a constant figure in Hollywood for years, but before he was 39, he only had small roles before earning an award-winning role in Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever” in 1991.

5. Henry Ford.

The inventor of the automobile, he was Thomas Alva Edison’s assistant for years until he founded Ford Motors Company. He created a method which is still using it. The serial production. He was 45 when he created the T-Model.

6. Jack Weil.

At 45 he founded what would be the most popular jeans brand clothing, Rockmount Ranch Wear. He was the CEO of the brand until he died of natural causes at the age of 107 in 2008.

7. Rodney Dangerfield.

He is remembered as a legendary comedian, but did not gain fame until he appeared in The Ed Sullivan Show at age 46.

8. Charles Darwin.

He spent most of his life as a naturalist who did not have much social interaction, but in his 50s “The Origin of Species” changed the scientific community forever in 1859.

9. Julia Childs.

She worked in advertising before writing her first cookbook at age 50, beginning her career as a celebrated chef.