Inspiration for Your Creative Second Act
Welcome! I'm Debra Eve, proud late bloomer and possessor of many passions.At 36, I became an archaeologist. At 42, a martial artist. At 46, I married the love of my life! Now I write about fellow late bloomers while plotting my next grand adventure. {Read more}
In 1942, the U.S. Army called up a skinny California boy barely out of his teens. At 5’9’’ and 125 lbs, Pfc Glenn Eve was then deemed unfit for combat.
Dad might have spent World War II at a desk, but the Army needed his field skills. He was a gifted artist and photographer who’d trained four years with Walt Disney Co. You can see his poignant image collection here.
Randy Cooper took his first sculpture class in his 40s and knew he’d found his life’s work. Since then, he’s become famous for his wire mesh creations, which include a chocolate dress and yes, a sea cow!
At age 58, Merryfield retired from NatWest Bank to pursue acting professionally and became a beloved TV figure. “I’m in the enviable position of being an actor with a pension.”
Franklin’s achievements still electrify. He was a printer, statesman, activist, inventor and diplomat. By 26, he was a best-selling author. But when he came to following his life’s calling, you might consider him a late bloomer.
The next time you see a Mercedes on the highway, think of Bertha Benz, the daring woman who, at age 39, saved her husband’s radical invention by making the world’s first road trip when no roads existed!
Alex Haley took a meandering route to his calling. He dropped out of college to join the Coast Guard and honed his writing skills at Playboy magazine before publishing Roots at age 56.
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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