[Personal Story Series] It's Never Too Late
Does getting old scare you? Are you afraid you might be too old to change things or start a new business or a new passion? I want to stop you right now. From my experience, it’s never too late to start new things.
My age has never been an issue
However, I have to be honest; when I left France to come to America, almost nine years ago, I was as excited as scary.
It was the first time of my life; I followed someone with nothing waiting for me there.
My French husband had an excellent opportunity. He was going to be the new head of international digital marketing for Disney.
I was 26. I did not speak English. And I was about to throw away the career I started to build four years before.
I did not have any work permit.
I had no idea what I was going to do besides being by his side, which, by the way, was far from the successful career I visualized when I was working in the Fashion industry in Paris.
At the age of 26, I learned how to speak English.
At the age of 27 started a business that ultimately failed. At 28, I started another one, which failed. At 29, I built a new venture which ultimately failed again. At that time, I was frustrated. How comes that I could not learn anything from my past experiences?
I suppose it was meant to be.
At age 30, I was craving to learn more about pretty much everything. As a multi-passionate person, nothing scared me. Learning new things was my happy place, so I develop what we called the shiny object syndrome.
That’s me. I could not get enough education. I was lucky because I could satisfy my burning desire to learn more about everything. I invested a lot of $$ to learn new things without knowing that I will use the knowledge someday!
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At age 31, I learned how to sew, made my first dress after a month of learning. I also learned how to draw and how to cook. I became obsessed with doing things with my hands.
At 32, I learned how to cut and color hair. I also learned about skin and nails. I even got my Californian cosmetologist license. How cool is that?
Just like that, I became a hairstylist. I created artistic pieces such as creative wigs; I did fashion shows and photoshoots. I got published. I also worked in a salon and built a clientele of awesome customers.
My new things eventually became something profitable and sustainable that I love and am proud of.
I am 34 now. I recently became a mama.
When I became pregnant, I knew that once my baby was going to be here, it will be hard for me to leave him.
So, I started a mom blog in which I shared my learnings and experiences about my awesome pregnancy. My goal was to make it profitable so I could stay with my son by the time he was born.
And it worked! I kept showing up, learning, learning, and learning. Several times already, I adjusted my offer to what I thought made more sense for my audience and me.
After failing for so many years, I finally learned something. My most recent work has shown excellent results. And you guys are here, which is the best thing ever. I must have done something right.
I know I will learn so much more. I will fail again. But I promise myself that I will never stop to start again.
Would you promise me the same?
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