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Digging Up Your Buried Dream at Any Age

By Claire Cook

I've known I was a writer since I was three. I was one of eight kids, and when you grow up in those great big families, you desperately want something…

By
Susan Mazrui

I learned a long time ago to plan for the best but also to be a realist and prepare for the worst. The health challenges I’ve had since early

A Surprise Career Turn as a Screenwriter

By
Madhu Powar Garg

In the 1980s, when I first moved to the United States for graduate legal studies, if anyone had told me that I would be writing a screenplay, and winning

College and a New Career After 50

By
Beverly Adams

For years through my volunteer work, I knew I had a calling to work with people suffering from substance abuse and mental illness. Because of my life circumstances and

From Ski Bum to Wisdom Seeker

By
Christine Sperber

During a trip to Sugarloaf, Maine, in my freshman year of college, I saw snowboarders flying downhill and knew I had found my passion. As soon as the academic

Chapter Two Starts at Age 50!

By
Greer Hendricks

I recently found a drawing from when I was a lot younger. It showed me with a husband and two children. In the picture, I am holding a book

The Bergdorf Goodman Guide to Animal Welfare

By
Elizabeth Jensen

There is an old expression that says gifts sometimes come in strange packaging. I hadn’t thought about that quote in a while. But it came to me early one

After Breast Cancer, a New Career Blossoms

By
Cynthia Bestemann

Sometimes when the absolutely, most horrible thing happens to you, a beautiful gift eventually reveals itself. You must try to stay open to see the signs. When I was

Amy Siskind—Wall Street to Political Activist

By
Amy Siskind

When I graduated from college, and during a long career on Wall St., I never would have guessed where my life would take me. I like to say I

My Child’s Food Allergies Sparked a Passion Within Me

By
Denise Woodard

My entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to education, were nurtured by my parents. I grew up in a small town in Fayetteville, North Carolina to an African American father and

Everyone has a Story — I Wrote Mine at 60.

By
Jeanne McCulloch

I believe that everyone has a story. Storytelling is an art form as old as mankind, and as an editor and teacher, I’ve been privileged to spend most of

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CAREER SHAKERS

Digging Up Your Buried Dream at Any Age

Changing the World for People With Disabilities

A Surprise Career Turn as a Screenwriter

College and a New Career After 50

From Ski Bum to Wisdom Seeker

Chapter Two Starts at Age 50!

The Bergdorf Goodman Guide to Animal Welfare

After Breast Cancer, a New Career Blossoms

Amy Siskind—Wall Street to Political Activist

My Child’s Food Allergies Sparked a Passion Within Me

Everyone has a Story — I Wrote Mine at 60.

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