Have you ever felt like it was all over for you? Like you were stuck. You see everyone at the top of their game and you are still here. Have you ever felt that you couldn't achieve that dream, that goal? Have you ever felt like you were too old to do what you always wanted to, like you weren't going to prosper anymore? Everyone already got 'it' right ? You couldn't reach that milestone anymore? Wait up! You've been thinking wrong. It is never too late. You can still do those things. Harland Sanders started KFC at 53. Ray Kroc started McDonalds at 52. Jan Koum started whatsapp at 35. If you've always wanted to be a baker, it's not too late to start now! There's nothing as stifling as living a life unfulfilled .
Start on clean slate! Go on that vacation. Start that business, leave that toxic relationship. We all know Oprah Winfrey right?
Oprah had a rocky start in life. As the daughter of a teenaged low-income mother, her start was anything but glamorous. In her early years, Oprah recounts that not only were her living conditions rough, but she was always sexually abused, starting at the age of 9, by her cousin, uncle, and a family friend. At the age of 14 Oprah got pregnant, but her son died shortly after birth.
However, at the age of 14, Oprah was sent to live with her father, Vernon, in Tennessee. He helped her focus on her schooling, and she was subsequently accepted on a full scholarship to Tennessee State University, majoring in communications. In high school, and in her first two years of college, Winfrey interned at a local radio station, helping to develop a foundation for a career in media.
But, even after Oprah was hired on to a local television station for the news, things didn’t go so easily. She was fired by the producer because she “unfit for television,” later taking a position with another station in Baltimore. Eventually, she hosted a local talk show named, People are Talking.
Later, in 1983, Winfrey re-located to Chicago, to host a station’s low-rated talk show called AM Chicago. Within a few months, the show went from last in the ratings, to higher than Donahue, which was the number one show at the time. This led to the show being renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was syndicated across the country.
Do whatever you have to do! Be a warrior, don't lay back and accept defeat!