Gladys “Gladyator” Burrill was an aircraft pilot, a mountain climber, a hiker and a horseback rider but is most well-known for marathon running — at the spry age of 92!
She began to run marathons at 86 when her peers were retiring to Florida to sit on the beach and read. She relentlessly pushed her pace enabling her to run the full Honolulu Marathon at 92 in nine hours and 53 minutes proving that age really is just a number. Burrill was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for her achievement.
It IS possible to find meaningful work, even later in life. It’s just a matter of how bad you want it, how much work you’re willing to put in, and how persistent you’re going to be to reach your goal. What’s keeping you stuck in place?
“Age is only a number. People can be old at 40. It’s important to think positive and to dream.” Gladys Burrill
“To be a comedian, you have to get onstage and find out if you’re funny” – Rodney Dangerfield.
Katharine Hepburn was an unlikely Hollywood star. Possessing a distinctive speech pattern and an abundance of quirky mannerisms, she earned unqualified praise from her admirers and unmerciful criticism from her detractors. Unabashedly outspoken and iconoclastic, she did as she pleased, refusing to grant interviews and wearing casual clothes at a time when actresses were expected to exude glamour 24 hours a day. 
When Bradley Gold got laid off at 53 from a senior management position, he knew it was going to be a challenge to find another job in the corporate world. He also knew it was now or never to pursue his lifelong dream of owning his own restaurant. 
Georgia O’Keeffe is recognized as the “Mother of American modernism.” By age 10 she had decided to become an artist but her traditional art education discouraged her and at 21 she abandoned the idea entirely, assuming she would never distinguish herself in the strict realist tradition of her teachers. 