AGE - OLD/YOUNG

It is never too late or too early to make it in life. Get to know yourself and aim higher. It is true; one is never too young or too old for success. No matter what your age- it is still creativity, style, motivation and thought that count.

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Mozart: He published his first composition at seven years of age.

Benjamin Franklin: He published his first newspaper column when he was 16.

Sachin Tendulkar: At 17 years of age, this cricketer started piling up centuries for his country.

William Pitt: He was only 24 when he accepted the position of the Prime Minister of England.

Henry Ford: He made it in life only after 40.

Doc Counsilman: He became the oldest person to swim the English Channel at the age of 58.

Winston Churchill: He became the Prime Minister of England at the age of 65.

Michelangelo: He painted the Sistine Chapel at the age of 71.

Charlie Chaplin: He was still directing movies at the age of 76.

George Burns: He won his first Oscar at 80.

Grandma Moses: She did not start her painting career till she was over 80. She completed 1500 paintings in her lifetime, 25% of them after she was over 100.

Benjamin Franklin: He formed the US constitution at the age of 81.

Albert Schweitzer: He was still performing operations in his African hospital at Lambarene when he was 89.

John D. Rockefeller: He was making a million dollars a week when he died at 93.

George Barnard Shaw: He was 94 when one of his plays was first produced.

• "Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. People grow old only by deserting their ideals and by outgrowing the consciousness of youth. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul... You are as old as your doubt, your fear, your despair. The way to keep young is to keep your faith young. Keep your self- confidence young. Keep your hope young." - Dr. L. F. Phelan.

(from my book "10 Fundamental Rules of Success", Publishers: PUSTAK MAHAL, New Delhi)

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