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Trey says

Ray Kroc didnt start McDonalds.

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Quadir says

Still on the lookout for the treasure within..encouraging post..thank you.

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dh mahedi says

wanna know the difference between bill gates and me..

he failed once but i failed thousand times and hell yeah feeling proud to be still failure .

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Jorn says

Dear Anna, I love your last name! And as much as we all try to stay that way, you will indefinitely bevital!

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James says

Since leaving school back in 1992 Ive started businesses. Many have failed! Some have done ok.None been. Really successful until now. Started a publishing business a year ago with one smallmonthly magazine with no capital investment. We now have 5 magazines with 130,000 readers everymonth. Its been a hard slog over the last 20 years, but you should never give up, even if you have a fewpennies left. Keep thinking of new ideas, its when you feel you. Are at your worst point in life, that youcan come up with the best idea! Im 39.

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Ivan Cerovski says

Hi, and congrats for the publishing venture. Im in the printing business myself. Located in Europe.

Perhaps we can both benefit from working together? In case of interest feel free to contact me onmy email.

CheersIvan

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Arise says

Nice comment, James.

Please, would you be opening to mentoring a young publisher in Nigeria?

My email [email protected]

Many thanks, James.

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Peter Luu says

Awesome!

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Deepak says

Hi All, I have been going thru a midlife crisis and got an awesome solution for that..

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yasir bawazier says



I am 35 years old, hence i am on a midlife crisis. but i just started my own clothing label 2 years agohttp://www.bleachprojectinc.tumblr.com and to be honest this brightened up my day, that theresnever too late to try anything and reach your goal in life. my motto has always been never give upthough it crosses my mind to do so like a 1000 times a day. young kids these days has the advantageto do anything so fast with the help of the internet at an early age, some succeed and some not, butthe experiences of failing is something valuable and you can only achieve that by inviting your time onit.

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Sally Crosby says

I wish this were true but I want to be a successful singer-songwriter and theres definitely an age limiton that!!

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jjg says

Hello Sally,Success is defined how? Financially? Lots of blues and opera singers dont find financial successuntil their 50s.

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Tag Goulet says

Thank you for this encouraging infographic and article! I was 40 when I started my publishingcompany with my sister at http://www.FabJob.com. We focused on dream careers and havealways aimed to encourage people to follow their dreams. One of my most fun experiences waswatching Will Ferrell trip over a display of my books in the trailer for the movie Bewitched while,



in the movie, Nicole Kidman browsed our books in a bookstore (her character wanted to give upbeing a witch for new career). Our books were only onscreen for a split second (seriously, I had topause the DVD to see them) but it resulted in us getting media coverage both locally and fromEntrepreneur. Whatever your dream is, I encourage you to go for it no matter how old you are!

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Tag Goulet says

Oops, sorry Sally, I meant to post a general comment not a reply to yours. All the best withyour career and remember Susan Boyle!

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Fernando Osorio says

My new project is http://www.sesionesconfer.com trying to offer a service for those who write orwould like to write songs in spanish,

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C W says

Yeah i always use Colonel Sanders of KFC as example to inspire any entrepreneurs-to-be.

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Danielle says

Always been an entrepreneur, my last project , my new web site, http://WWW.COUDECLAT.comBy the way, Im 64

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Lookash says

wietne, daje motywacj do osignicia celu:)

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Rahul Rawat says

Hi folks,

1st of all thnx to d person who collated dis info n published itquite inspiring.I jus went thru few comments above but not all as yetn I found lot of highlighting that funding is amajor issueto which I agree 100% but I was thinking for a solution that y dnt v create a forum wherev share our ideaz n if someone interested can then arrange for an investorpls share ur thoughts nfeedback n can connect with me in [email protected] n looking forward to all ur comments. .tc

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poulo says

nice



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mariam says

really nice

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poulo says

right?!

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mariam says

hey, you wanna have dinner or something?

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poulo says

jesus

dSpi says



something tells me he may try another 239 more times.

Robotard says

This comment just won the internet.

Khawaja says

Yeah really motivational

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oscar tdad says

thanks for write this article,ive always thought kind of the same, Im just 24 and I can confess Ive feelstuck many times, but them ive realized been a entrepreneur is about making mistakes to learn andreach new goals and experiences, my point is im very grateful you help some one I really care about toknow been 30 years is just the beginning of the run.thanks from Trinidad Cuba

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ed says

Look at Warren Buffet. At 80+ close to 90. He is so rich yet he lives in modesty. That is a man whonever lose sight.

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Werna says

never lost sight!!! this is well, accurate and applicable expressed! And this is the formula forsuccess.

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Casper says

Its funny that quarter-life means 25 years and mid-life 35 years. Its time to go back to mathsclasses

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Lorenzo says

A quarter of a century is 25 years.

General life expentancy is about 70 year, so 35 years mid-life crysis!

You are welcome!



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Sara says

Lorenzo, in this century life expentancy is higher than 70!

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Andres says

Which Country you live Sara?

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Tomas says

I dont think that 25 and 35 on the grey line represents also values at the red line

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zJorge says

Thats obvious. When you are 25 you think youll live a 100 or more (some even think they areimmortal). Once you reach 35 you realise youll probably die around 70 (if you are lucky enoughand change your lifestyle).



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Emma says

And the women? Thanks for throwing two token women into the mix and pretending this articledoesnt have any bias! You couldnt think of ANY others?! Shame on you.

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Ben says

To take something like that as sexist, when you have no idea behind the thought process makesyou seem ridiculous.

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Erin Anderson says

Instead of barking about it, take that same energy and use it to inform us

Shame on you

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Brian says

completely agree



Emma SHAME ON YOU

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Mark says

Emma, to add women just because they are women would be sexist. The author tookthe best examples for their point, irrespective of sex, in an unbiased way, and createdthis article.

You are sexist, and doing an injustice to women, by suggesting sex should play a roll inwho gets included.

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Ana says

Agreed!

Diego says

Emma, you are stupid!

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Aaron says

What at ignorant idiot. If you want to see girly infographs, google the authors name, Shes got afew directed to ladies.

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B says

Whats a girly infograph? Why do we need special things directed at us? I understood andappreciated the graphics above and it didnt occur to me that there were no women therebecause I thinking about success not gender.

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A123 says

They were too busy complaining online

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Natalie says

Im a woman I find it helpful. You should take from whats good for you to grow, which is the mainconcept.

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true says

woman without man are nothing in buisness

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Shanky says

I thought the articla was about age rather than sex. Not sure how the number of women in theexamples changes the authors arguments. Should the author also have considered, for instance,how many of the people were minorities? Should the Indians and Chinese be upset that all theexamples are from the Western world?

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Rick Brooks says

No, but the listing of examples from only certain categories of peoplemostly males, mostlyCaucasians, mostly westerners, mostly whateverdoes indicate certain perceptual biasesand reinforces the notion that some people face fewer barriers and more opportunities thanothers.

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XPLSV says



Given the ratio of women vs men in the fields of finance, tech, inventions, etc, the balance is rightin this article. Its not a fifty/fifty world out there you know.

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max says

Did you even read the article?JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter was a single MOM till 31.There are no words to describe people like you, really!

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Tanmai Sharma says

Emma read the comments below Grow up n evolve for better.

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TWY says

Dear all,

Im looking for tech guys (app/web developers/designers) to join my venture, a specific social utilityapp that the market could use. There is no get-rich scheme or pyramid selling involved. This is a appbased venture and if youre keen to learn more or be part of something that you can call your own,send me an email to [email protected].



Cheers!

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Miriam says

All is said and done. What have you brought on board? its not late. Am building an empire.

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Mituul says

God Bless u guys.for inspiring and motivating many depressed souls..Keep up the good work of humanity.

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Zach says

Hi there, i am looking fro entrepreneurs to work with, I you are willing to work hard, we have a teamthat will back you.

But the catch is you have to work hard with corporates. There is NO get-rich-scheme here or pyramidselling, But good old honest solutions for brands.We judge our success by happiness not money. We strongly believe that Money is the by product ofour passion. we already have a existing business working with some global brands and are willing towork with people who have the drive.

So if you are ready to work your ass off and then send me a email on zhegde at aol (copy & paste my



name)CheersZach

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Zach says

My name is Trevor and I just woke up at age 36 and Ive been grinding for 10 yrs now running ideaafter idea up the flag post Im close yet oh so far any ideas

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Gagan says

pls share your email id

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VJ says

Time is the most precious weapon we possess.Use it smartly.The best way to succeed in life is to feelthe motivation in action,alive and in front of usreading and listening will only make us imagine butseeing it in action is whole new level.Stay around positive people.Will help you work faster.If somebody else can do it then why cant you??As Anna put it, You are never too oldGood luck.

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Matt says

A nice idea. I have tried many things that have never succeeded. I am 43 years old, been out of workalmost seven years. I have tried to launch several businesses, anything from the multimillion-dollarrange to a YouTube show that cost me almost nothing to start. I have never been able to secure thefinancing to make these businesses work. Even the YouTube show needs marketing money, which Icould never get. Ive written and published a book on Kindle Publishing, Ive tried to start a food truckbusiness, Ive tried a few careers. Nothing has worked. Everything requires money or connections oran unbelievable edge that gets you close to someone important to back your idea. I had the idea tolaunch an Internet-based record company, selling music online, before Napster, before iTunes, beforeanyone was doing it. If I could have gotten the money or the idea to the right person, Id be a billionaire.It never happened. Ideas and persistence arent everything.

Sam Walton got the money to start his first business, a 5 & 10 cent store, from his father-in-law.Donald Trump inherited over $40 million in real estate from his father in his late 20s. Ted Turnerinherited $27 million in real estate from his father in his mid 20s. Bill Gates father was a wealthy andprominent lawyer, so the lifestyle he needed to take the risks he took was there. No one was going tolet Bill be homeless. Most successful people had help. No one talks about this in these motivationalarticles. Some people really do start from nothing, but getting past that point requires help. How didJ.K. Rowling get someone to read Harry Potter?

Anyway, if you believe in the idea that an entrepreneur can make it from nothing, then support anentrepreneur. My show is at http://www.youtube.com/cookwithsnackmaster

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oscar tdad says

hi matts,i really got your point,but everything has a balance in life,you can many good ideas andproyect,but i think is also very important to know how to sell them to someone to invest on you,imvery young and inexperienced,but if i ve lerned something is that you have to get close to rightspersons depending wich goals you want to achieve,im 24,i live in cuba (a socialist country) nointernet,no free market or wall street,but i already have a small business working in one of mainssquares in cuba(a very small one),and i got it because i made someone to trust me and put the



money,so i agree with your opinion but i want to add you have to know how to reach the rightpeople to invest in you and them made them believe in you and your proyect.cheers and dont lost your faith

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Bayram says

Last 2 mounth I am in a dip. I really lost my motivation. But this infogrphig gives me a little bitmotivation now. Thank you.

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Ram Krishna says

True and inspired me lot

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Andres says

Love the perspective it gives for each of us who read it.

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Henning says

Dietrich Mateschitz should be on this list, in Bold

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Red says

where are all the women?

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Andy says

Majoring in womens studies.

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Tanya says

Working hard to get the Big Picture . Its a competitive world in small Business especially for awoman .T

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Jd says

Arianne Huffington, J.k. Rowling, etc. There are 4 mentioned

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Jen says

I thought the same thing! Are there no women entrepreneurs?

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John McCarthy says

quitters never win, winners never quit Keep your eyes on the prize.You might need to change your plans to achieve your success, but just keep goingGreat article

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kkarimli says

I am very inspired of Jack Ma- founder of Alibaba group. He is great man.

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Kelvin Lee says

Jack Ma is great thats no doubt it but what you can see from him? Like Lee Ka Seng he usewhole life to acheive be most richer man in SEA, anf Jack Ma just use 16 years then alreadysurpass his wealth. What have you see the point here? Jack Ma very smart? He just leverage theinternet to grow his business and money. If you are open minded to look about networkmarketing can let you to build you empire too. As you normal working at company how long timedid need you to reach USD one million dollars? I guess pretty long time but in network marketingyou leverage in great company you can reach it 2-3 years only if you really work hard andcorrectly. Like now google said want to inverts to research how to per long human life. But italready have a great company already did it and keep innovative new products every year, if youcan leverage to this company then you just stay in the great grant shoulder when he walk onestep equally your many step. If you want to find out which company i tlak about then send anemail to me [email protected]

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Fajar Sesa says

this website http://www.krotojogja.com is my beginning story

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Tejaswi says

Sir Richard Branson and Steve Jobs have highly inspired me. Even after being very successful in theirbusiness both had to face challenges while being at the peak of their business. Branson had to sellVirgin Records to fund Virgin Atlantica whereas Steve was fired from Apple after which he started Nextand Pixar and was very successful at that itself.



Thanks for the inspiration. Do check my website http:// tejaswikhanna.com

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Otto says

Sure, if youre 1 of the 30 people who think of something as game-changing as FaceBook or Twitter orsomething (and much more importantly, if you know how to market it, know how not to get ripped offetc etc) when youre 50 you will get rich

And some people win the lottery @ 65.Doesnt mean theres a decent chance its gonna happen to you though.

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Robert says

Wow! So optimistic. You will definitely be successful.

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paras sheth says

good things take time

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Nick says

Inspired and trust God for better years. Keep hope alive Nick!

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rei says

I think J..K. Rowling was a woman..

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Joe says

Nope Shes a fag. Of course its a woman!! Im a straight man & I support successful women. Iwanna get one so I dont need to work. Lol

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Zsu says

too many men I d like to see some women, too!!

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Neil says

Are you joking? She is still a woman.

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Neil says

Sorry, replied on wrong comment.

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Stupid comment says

Then write another article your self

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Emma says

Youre right, that is a stupid comment. Its just as well well, vote yourself wasnt the refrainduring the suffrage movement.

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Brian says

SHAME ON YOU



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Tanbeen Amin says

Thank you very much

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Holly graham says

absolutly love this. I help others build their own successful businesses and Ill definitely be using this intraining x

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Neo says

They forgot about Heisenberg. The best to ever do it.

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Frank Rizzo says

Nice but it needs to be updated with Virgin Galactic as fail.

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jane says

Really inspirational thought..am on my way .,.thank you !!!

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rickys says

truly motivational.

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Sinichi maki says

This is the total opposite of what I just read on Facebook that goes like thisin america, when youare 30 and jobless,,, you are a loser.

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Sac says

This was an eye opener and a boost as I am at 35.

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Shalini says

Great! very Inspiring

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Chuck says

Thanks, for recalling me to catch my SUN

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jicaPhil says

Very inspiring and can be a good motivational move

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Augusto says

I like it. Make me continue dreaming about my future as independent and successful entrepreneur !!!

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Ashish Agarwal says

Just came across this article, and there couldnt have been a better moment for it, when myskepticism had peaked and just about everybody including myself was just about pondering, overresigning to fate

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rexie says

Thank you, very inspiring!

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mike says

Hi,Are you Mr Cruz?

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bong quiogue says

Wow ! I agree that its never too old to start a new. thanks for this! it inspires me

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John Norcott says

thanks for the motivation at 35 I feel like Im heading up that final hill and your post has helped with apositivity boost! Keep your eyes peeled for http://www.ntertain.co.uk

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Daniel says

Thank you for the motivation

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Iranga Wettamuni says

Great motivation..Very helpful..

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Gulam Mashood says

Thanks, I Love it

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Gulam Mashood says

Thanks, Love it

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Chandimal says

Great and Inspiring!

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lynn says

Thank you for this very inspiring. . And im not too late to start.. Godbless everyone!

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Enia R says

Good to know! Thanks!

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poison says

Inspiring!

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sunil says

Thanks for sharing.great inspiring work.. thanks

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Belinda Summers says

A dose of motivation to start the day. Thanks for sharing this.

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Maryse Jarl says

Id like my boss to see that. He told me once its too late .Im 57 and I still have dreams !

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abu abdillah says

Precisely. One who suceeded is one who strive to succeed. Nothing comes in easyway.

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Tyo says

Thank you. Very inspiring. Its never too late.

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FJ.THE says

Father Abraham start 75

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Barron TF says

Push it! Push it harder!

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DD says

Thank you!! Definitely needed this dose of encouragement today.

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Rashidat says

THANK YOU!!!

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Oana says

Thank you keep inspiring people, we do need encouragement from time to time!

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phil says

thank you so much.

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Joyce says

How encouraging indeed

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Sion says

This is so inspiring!

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Xiel says

Wonderful! =)

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adam j tan says

When the student is ready.a teacher will appear.Usually out of nowhere.

Phew, I was beginning to doubt that.Thank goodness I didnt.

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Jed Carado says

Ive been waiting for someone to make this compilation.

Thanks for this. Will definitely share with my team.

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John Agnello says

Never give up!!!

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Dustin says

Very good design, graphics and motivation. Thanks for benefiting everyone.Will definitely share.

Dustin



Principal Photographer,Graphic Designer

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Rex chan says

Every entrepreneur face many uncertainties, ups and downs everyday. These info really helpenhancing their confidence.Thanks a lot!

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John says

You have no idea how much this has helped me out this morning. From the bottom of my heart thank you.John

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Kim says

I thought middle age set in in your 40s, and not at 35.

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gerald says

Average life span of human is around 70 years so in average 35 years is considered as middle-aged

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Reuben C. Gracia says

Very encouraging and inspiring! I am a successful entrepreneur in the making! Watch out for me, cozvery soon.Ill have my own story to tell!

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AdC says

This is exactly what I needed to read right now. Thank you.

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Aditya says

This is very encouraging!! Thank you so much for sharing !

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Tiny Twerp says

Your infographic is awesome, succinct and straight to the point. Really made me want to continuereading. Interesting way of capturing your readers attention! Didnt know so many successfulentrepreneur started in their mid 30s or even later. Now I see hope haha

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Zubin says

I was looking for a sign. Seems like I found it.

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vince says

Age is just a number, the determination, connection, knowledge and will power are way too strong tobe stopped by this number !

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