Finding Purpose

Edgar Rice Burroughs: From Pencil Sharpener to Media Mogul

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Edgar Rice Burroughs was a rich kid turned serial business failure — until he discovered pulp fiction and created a wild man named Tarzan.

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Jules Verne: From Failed Stockbroker to Father of Science Fiction

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Verne failed at writing plays and trading stocks before turning to his fabulous tales at age 35.

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Lessons Learned From 15 Minutes Of Amazon Fame

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I got my 15 minutes of fame by joining Amazon’s KDP Select. Could it work for you?

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Later Bloomers Free On Kindle For Solstice!

In their honor and yours, I’ve released my first blog anthology on Kindle. Later Bloomers: 35 Folks Over Age 35 Who Found Their Passion And Purpose is free through December 24th.

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Book Review: Myth-Busting About Uncertainty

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If we dare to create, fear and uncertainty become bedfellows. So how does a late bloomer (or anyone) work through those emotions and thrive?

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What’s Wrong With the Term “Late Bloomer”?

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“Late bloomer” began as a gardening phrase, one without stigma. It speaks of witnessing something beautiful on an autumn day.

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Ruth Flowers: Rockin’ Retirement

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One of Europe’s best loved DJs is an English granny who ran a fabric store! In case you’re wondering, she prefers electro rock to house music.

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Later Bloomer’s Got A New Look And A Free Book!

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Are you a blogger who writes or a writer who blogs? How the answer changed my direction.

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Julia Child: Eat Well, Live Big, Bloom Late!

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How can you not love Julia Child? She was 6′ of bonhomie, exuberant passion, in love with food and with life. And she waited until age 36 to find it!

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Sharon Penman Takes On William Shakespeare

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Why, with that name, did Penman considered anything other than writing? A dastardly deed derailed her, but she finally bested Shakespeare!

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The Love Song Of Charles Robert Darwin, Part 1

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Part 1 of a series about Charles Darwin — trust fund slacker, med school dropout, and late-blooming author of an idea that rocked the world.

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The Secret To Late Blooming: Follow Your Weird

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“Become a thoroughly spiky person. Grow spikes from every angle. Stick in their throats like a pufferfish.” ~Bruce Sterling

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The Late Bloomer Internet Reading List *Updated*

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A regularly-updated list of late bloomer articles from around the Internet.

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15 Fascinating Legal Late Bloomers

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What do John Cleese and Hoagy Carmichael have in common? Read about 15 creative folks who detoured to law school first.

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How The F-Bomb Changed David Seidler’s Destiny

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For fifty years, Seidler wanted to tell the story of fellow stutterer King George VI. A bout with cancer finally gave him the impetus.

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Is It Time To Downsize Your Bucket List?

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Why, during these times of economic downsizing, would I write about downsizing dreams? Since 2007, when the movie The Bucket List came out, the Internet has been deluged with gigantic to-do lists. Some bloggers imply that if you can’t list 101 items to achieve before you “kick the bucket,” you’re not creative enough. Others maintain [...]

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On Blogging, Books and Dug The Dog

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Last Christmas, my husband gave me Pixar’s animated feature UP. “You remind me of Ellie,” he said. “And I want us to grow old together.” I actually felt tears in my eyes. But I secretly feel like Dug the golden retriever, uber-geek among alpha dogs. He tells grouchy Carl, “My name is Dug. I have [...]

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Liz Smith: All This and Johnny Depp Too

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I’ve never considered a facelift because I earn my living by looking old. ~Liz Smith There’s a Liz Smith who calls herself “the 2000-year-old gossip columnist.” She’s often a skilled and entertaining writer. We won’t be talking about her. We will, however, be talking about Hollywood. I’ve written elsewhere about the foibles of living in Hollywood. On the [...]

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Why Are Some People Late Bloomers? Part 2

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In Part 1, I explored how “a good garden may have some weeds” — life’s difficulties and Later Blooming. In this installment, I look at two intriguing traits that many Later Bloomers share: Having too many passions and Learning by experimentation Too Many Passions During the Renaissance, humanism arose in revolt against the limits of Medieval education, [...]

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Why Are Some People Late Bloomers? Part 1

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“A good garden may have some weeds.” ~Thomas Fuller Does an article about yet another twenty-something internet millionaire make you wonder where you went wrong? Does a story about a grandma who ran her first marathon at 86 make your day? Don’t worry. If you’re a late-blooming adult, you’re not alone. You’ve got some remarkable company. According [...]

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