Top 4 Transitions Over 40

Sometimes in life you don’t always start out exactly where you’re meant to be and that’s ok. You may be in a job that you just don’t find fulfilling anymore, or maybe you never did. Perhaps you’re done feeling unsatisfied with your life or you just feel things going in a different direction. It’s possible that you also feel like it’s too late to make a career change, but these four people will prove to you that it’s never too late to make a change in your life. These four people all made a substantial career change after the age of 40 and still became immensely successful.

Grandma Moses
The famous American folk artist didn’t actually start painting until she was well into her 80s. Prior to that, she sold potato chips and did embroidery. However, in her old age it was hard for her to do this, so she picked up a paintbrush instead. This paid off because her artwork because famous and some of her work has now sold for more than $10,000.

Ronald Reagan
Probably the most famous example of all, Ronald Reagan had been a famous actor that became a politician and later president in his 50s. Prior to taking office, Reagan didn’t really have any political experience, so he didn’t seem like a prime candidate for president, so it just goes to show that it’s never to late to make such a drastic career change—it is possible!

George Foreman
You’ve probably heard of George Foreman before, since he was a professional boxer and heavyweight Olympic gold medalist. However, despite this success in sports, Foreman went on to do so many other completely different things after he turned 40. You’ve probably heard of the George Foreman Grill, which he endorsed well after 40 in his retirement, and he also went on to launch a line of cleaning products, shoes for diabetics, a restaurant franchise and even more.

Earlier on his life he also became an ordained minister and continues to preach at the church he founded in 1980. Just goes to show you can still succeed even after becoming extremely successful in a completely different profession.

Harland Sanders
You probably know his face better than his name, seeing as he’s the face on Kentucky Fried Chicken boxes and restaurants. Harland Sanders was originally a railroad worker, gas station operator and army mule-tender, and was well into his 40s before he even opened his first restaurant.

Now KFC is a household name and it wasn’t until Sanders was 65 that he began to franchise his famous fried chicken recipe.

It’s never too late to make a career change and these high profile prove that. Regardless of what you want out of life, you should go for it and not be afraid to change it up. If they can do it, so can you.

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Rasha writes about family, parenting, and home décor for Unfinished Man. Drawing from her experiences raising her own kids, she provides tips on creating warm, welcoming spaces. Rasha also shares home staging expertise to help transform houses into magazine-worthy dream homes.

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