Second Act
by Henry Oliver
Oliver on late bloomers: Samuel Johnson, Katharine Graham, Ray Kroc, Margaret Thatcher and others who found their calling after 40, and the research on why timing varies. Encouraging and well-read.
Read it if…
you are mid-career and feel it is too late to change direction.
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Skip it if…
you are 25.
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Three things you will actually use
- Talent often matures late.
- Preparation precedes the moment.
- Networks and luck open doors; readiness walks through.
Do this first
Write the skill you have been quietly building that could become a second act.
Our verdict
Late bloomers, researched.
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