I’m going to concentrate on people close to my own age and over (just in case I run a bit more late, LOL!)

• Julia Child’s first book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, was published when she was 49. Her television debut came a few years later when she was in her early 50s.
• Charles Bukowski – The famous novelist/poet worked at the post office for years. He was 49 when his first book was published.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder – Her first book, Little House in the Big Woods came out when she was 65. It was the first of her 8-volume Little House series.
• We all know about Colonel Sanders finally making it at age 65
• Raymond Chandler published his first short story at age 45. His first book, The Big Sleep, came out when he was 51.
• Elizabeth Jolley didn’t publish her first novel until nearly 60
• Daniel Defoe wrote “Robinson Crusoe” at 58.
• Grandma Moses (nee Anna Mary Robertson) started painting in her 70’s.
• Maya Angelou – was in her 60s when her poetry and books became popular.
• Susan Boyle came to public attention on Britain’s Got Talent at age 48.

And my personal favourite role models:

• Byron Katie – began her empowerment journey at age 44 after a breakdown. She is now 68, and still rising in influence.
• Louise Hay found publishing success at age 58 with You Can Heal Your Life in 1984.

I guess if you’re going to write or teach about life, it really helps to have some maturity, wisdom and life experience behind you.

Okay, this one’s for me.  And any one else who needs to top up their bank balance by driving cabs once in a while.

A great site here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/31890.  Wow, I’m impressed to learn that modern classical composer, Philip Glass, was listed.

In honor of all folks working at a mundane day job while they build their dream, I will explore and share with you what various successful people did before they made it.

I’m always impressed with how many of our online gurus worked in corporate or executive jobs.  But what does that actually mean?

Of course, it’s probable that the folks below had many more jobs than the ones listed below.

• Sandra Bullock used to be a dog groomer
• Jennifer Aniston used to be a telemarketer and a waitress
• Madeleine Albright sold underwear in a department store
• Dan Akroyd was a mail sorter
• Warren Beatty worked as a rat catcher
• Alec Baldwin worked as a bouncer
• Marlon Brando dug ditches
• Charles Bronson was a coal miner
• Garth Brooks was a shoe store clerk
• Jim Carrey worked as a janitor
• So did Kurt Cobain
• Sean Connery worked as a truck driver and a brick layer
• Elvis Costello was a computer programmer when they were still using cards
• Joan Crawford worked in a laundromat and as an elevator operator
• Whoopi Goldberg was a bank teller
• Stephen King was a school teacher
• Boris Karloff was a farm hand and asphalt spreader
• Ralph Lauren worked in a department store selling clothes
• Simon Le Bon was a tree surgeon and a hospital porter
• Bette Midler worked in a factory
• Demi Moore worked for a collection agency
• Jack Nicholson used to be a lifeguard
• Brad Pitt was a limousine driver
• Elvis Presley was a truck driver
• Jerry Seinfeld was a light bulb salesman
• Frank Sinatra worked in a shipyard
• Rod Stewart was a gravedigger
• Quentin Tarantino worked in a video store
• Tina Turner was a nurse

To read more celebs, this is the site where I got the above information:  http://www.hardlyfamous.com/stars/