₦airaland Forum

Kobojunkie:
Why? 🤔

VergasStudio98:
Hello sir if this chance is open for two pls I beg you Pick me ..
I will be 30 this April,life isn't fair on me either
I have photography and Retoucher skill
I based mainly in osogbo I did like to change my environment for a change

Toktee:
I graduated from university at 40+ and I just started a business last year.
A father of 3.

Free2Fly:
Yeye, because your mother helped you travel out by giving you that early move to the Uk?
What would you have been able to achieve on your own?
Some of us did it on our own from the scratch, ground zero, yet we're not robbing it on others

ednut1:
my mother took me to the uk at 15 after secondary school. I came back to Nigeria at 18. The UK paroles didn’t work out. From then na me hustle my way duhhhh. When i dey find job using nairaland job section you no dey there. Me wey write over 20 tests and interview to get one offer.

When i dey process Canada using nairaland travel section you no dey there. I wrote ielts 7 times too . I just dey wake up no vex me abeg. In life its ok to accept reality is things are not working out

Akalia:
From which being cometh the power the spiritualists use to achieve results in the lives of their clients, devil of Jehovah GOD?

Love800:
What uni did you went to?
You did part-time?

Nnamdipapa:
As long as you are alive, yes!

Let me hit you with some real stories of people who started late and still crushed it.

1. Colonel Sanders - The Chicken King

You’ve heard of KFC, right? Well, Harland Sanders didn’t start frying up that finger-lickin' chicken until he was in his 60s. Before that? He was a failed salesman, a gas station owner, and had about a dozen other gigs that didn’t pan out. At 65, with his recipe and a whole lot of determination, he started franchising his chicken business. Today, KFC is a global phenomenon. Imagine if he’d thought he was too old to try.

2. Vera Wang - The Fashion Icon

You see her name on luxury wedding gowns, but Vera Wang didn’t design her first dress until she was 40. Before that, she was a figure skater and then an editor at Vogue. She thought she’d missed her shot in fashion design, but clearly, she hadn’t. Today, she’s one of the most respected designers in the world. It wasn’t about her age; it was about her passion.

3. Samuel L. Jackson - Hollywood's Coolest

Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his big break until he was 46 when he starred in Pulp Fiction. Before that, he was doing small roles, battling addiction, and trying to find his way. Now? He’s one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Age didn’t hold him back. His persistence pushed him forward.

4. Ray Kroc - The Man Behind McDonald's

Ray Kroc was a milkshake machine salesman well into his 50s when he stumbled upon a little burger joint run by the McDonald brothers. He saw potential, bought them out, and turned McDonald's into the fast-food empire we know today. He was over 50 when he started! He literally built a billion-dollar brand while most people were thinking about retirement.

5. Laura Ingalls Wilder - The Pioneer Author

You know Little House on the Prairie? Laura Ingalls Wilder didn’t publish her first book until she was 65. Yep, 65! She spent years working on a farm, raising a family, and living the pioneer life before she decided to write about it. Her stories became timeless classics, beloved by generations.

So, is it okay to start life at 46? Heck yes, it is. Your age isn't a roadblock; it's a badge of experience. Life doesn't hand out deadlines for dreams. You set your own timeline.

In this life, some people can run, some can walk while others can only crawl, It does not matter whether you run, walk or crawl, My philosophy is to constantly on the move from one point to the other no matter how little.

You’re not too old my friend. You’re just getting started. For me, I will rather die trying to make it than to give up.

Go for it.

Sirchiboy:
I would have tell you the truth but it is so unfortunate your breast is Not sweet boob iyawo

meobizy:
As long as you’re a regular here, you never ready for life.

horlus:
✓ The question is one I'm curious in hearing diverse perspectives on the possibilities of starting over at that age?

DoctorAyukebot:
Yet you mentioned no short cuts..

Lalami3232:

Oga, go into tech and thank me later. Learn data science or cyber security, then I can help you from there. Nobody is too old to start tech, crypto or forex. I hope you're not playing bet sha because that's not the solution.
What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nationwide with the good news

Oga if you no meet your wife as a virgin, oga go for DNA test oooooooo because non-virgins aka boreholes can't be trusted atall atall

ednut1:
You life don almost end. Just relocate back to the village

aycorporat:
A very harsh and demented statement.

Kobojunkie:
What does starting over mean though? Did he suddenly wake up at 46 to realize he has not been making good decisions all of the other times abi wetin?

horlus:
➜Everyone's journey is different and people might have different reasons to start all over.

Kobojunkie:
All the more reason why one needs further clarification on what starting over in the particular case would imply.

Warrior99:
Hmm 🤔

Na true you talk ooh.

Nairaland is a satanic TIME WASTER. especially those Peter Obi this,Igbo that koneheaded structures wasting their life here

Toktee:
I graduated from university at 40+ and I just started a business last year.
A father of 3.

Toktee:
Ibbu Lapwai, Niger state.





Full time.

Sirchiboy:
No marriage

Love800:
I appreciate.

But how did you manage to do it Full-time? Because am sure you will be working together with going to school.

Toktee:
My wife was solidly behind me.
I had nce cert before then.
But I made up mind even though it's not easy.


Just know what you want and trust in God.
Believe in that nothing is impossible.

Free2Fly:
How come that useless post is the only one you chose to reply here
Are you sure you're 46 or you're just cruising?

Love800:
Money no dey photography?

VergasStudio98:
There is money in it
I just need where to work

Nnamdipapa:
As long as you are alive, yes!

Let me hit you with some real stories of people who started late and still crushed it.

1. Colonel Sanders - The Chicken King

You’ve heard of KFC, right? Well, Harland Sanders didn’t start frying up that finger-lickin' chicken until he was in his 60s. Before that? He was a failed salesman, a gas station owner, and had about a dozen other gigs that didn’t pan out. At 65, with his recipe and a whole lot of determination, he started franchising his chicken business. Today, KFC is a global phenomenon. Imagine if he’d thought he was too old to try.

2. Vera Wang - The Fashion Icon

You see her name on luxury wedding gowns, but Vera Wang didn’t design her first dress until she was 40. Before that, she was a figure skater and then an editor at Vogue. She thought she’d missed her shot in fashion design, but clearly, she hadn’t. Today, she’s one of the most respected designers in the world. It wasn’t about her age; it was about her passion.

3. Samuel L. Jackson - Hollywood's Coolest

Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his big break until he was 46 when he starred in Pulp Fiction. Before that, he was doing small roles, battling addiction, and trying to find his way. Now? He’s one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Age didn’t hold him back. His persistence pushed him forward.

4. Ray Kroc - The Man Behind McDonald's

Ray Kroc was a milkshake machine salesman well into his 50s when he stumbled upon a little burger joint run by the McDonald brothers. He saw potential, bought them out, and turned McDonald's into the fast-food empire we know today. He was over 50 when he started! He literally built a billion-dollar brand while most people were thinking about retirement.

5. Laura Ingalls Wilder - The Pioneer Author

You know Little House on the Prairie? Laura Ingalls Wilder didn’t publish her first book until she was 65. Yep, 65! She spent years working on a farm, raising a family, and living the pioneer life before she decided to write about it. Her stories became timeless classics, beloved by generations.

So, is it okay to start life at 46? Heck yes, it is. Your age isn't a roadblock; it's a badge of experience. Life doesn't hand out deadlines for dreams. You set your own timeline.

In this life, some people can run, some can walk while others can only crawl, It does not matter whether you run, walk or crawl, My philosophy is to constantly on the move from one point to the other no matter how little.

You’re not too old my friend. You’re just getting started. For me, I will rather die trying to make it than to give up.

Go for it.