What is “the age of success”? When it ends and it is time to give up and decide what is over with your dream? The answer is simple – never. You can achieve the desired at any age, says business consultant Nadezhda Deshovets.
In my work, I often face the fact that customers aged 35 are afraid of change, are afraid to look for themselves. They believe that they are late and will no longer be able to try something new. They are embarrassed to others, it’s scary to risk the acquired well -being. Especially from self -doubt are suffered by women. After all, according to public opinion, with age they lose their social and physical value.
In addition, expectations are pressed on us: we are all literally obsessed with early achievements. We are proud of high scores in exams, rejoice when someone takes a place at prestigious universities, gets the first work in Google or leads popular lists of 20-30-year-olds. However, such successes at a young age are more likely to be an exception than the norm.
We grow up and develop in different ways. More than once or twice pass through periods of rise and decline. Our talents are manifested not only in youth and not only as others expect.
The fact that your career did not take place up to 35 years, does not mean that it is over. Many successful women found their calling only 40 and became lively proof that success has nothing to do with age.
For example, Tony Morrison wrote the first novel at the age of 39, received the Pulitzer Prize of 56, and Nobel – at 62. Vera Wong, the most famous designer in the world of wedding fashion, changed the profession at 41 years old. Marta Stuart has created a millionth media company at the age of 56. Julia Child, one of the most famous television chefs of America, learned to cook when she was 36 years old. Diana Green at the age of 44 founded the company – the developer of software
, and at the age of 60, Google put it at the head of the Google Cloud.
Women who have “blossomed” in adulthood can be found everywhere. Why are we tended to call such stories an exception to the rules, and to mature women we refuse success? “Aijism”, discrimination by age, not only crushes morally, but also prevents getting to work after 40. The worship of “young and successful” is harmful to youth. The expectations of society lie down unnecessary emotional burden on families and stimulate an epidemic of anxiety and depression among adolescents. It seems – if you have not become a celebrity, have not opened the business up to 20 years, you lost.
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