One of my late bloomer role models Is a man who has made more money at the box office than any other actor alive,
Samuel L. Jackson made his meteoric rise as a superstar Hollywood actor, Late in life.
Jackson had a background in social activism before turning to acting in the 1970's and 1980's, mostly getting small roles in theatre and in movies. His career started blowing up when he worked with Spike Lee, first in “School Daze” and then “Do the Right Thing.”
In 1991, when he was 43, Jackson got serious critical attention for playing “Gator” in Lee’s “Jungle Fever” using his own drug addiction experiences as inspiration. He then leapt to the A-list with “Pulp Fiction” in 1994.
Jackson’s experience is a lesson in how life can take us on many different journeys until we find our passion and what we were meant to do. But once you find that magic spark hang on to it tightly, and trust in it.
We cheat ourselves when we buy into the lies we are sold about what success should look like, how long it should take, and by what ‘age’ it should be achieved.
Allow yourself the freedom to blossom in your own unique way, no matter how old and experienced you are. You’re not falling behind. You’re just taking the scenic route, discovering and aligning yourself with your purpose.
Knowing what I know now, why did I ever want to peak at 18 anyway?