Turning 30 is something quite a lot of people dread, especially if you feel like you have been a non-achiever in your 20’s. Most young people think that if they don’t achieve or get started on their life goals in their 20’s then they are failures but as this Twitter thread proves, your 30’s just might be the turning point you’ve waited for all your life.
A Twitter user with the handle @MsRitaB compiled a list of successful people who got their big breaks in their 30’s to encourage people to say no to the 30’s anxiety, and we think it’s a must-read. Check it out below.
Here’s a thread of Successful people who started flying in their 30’s.
The thought of turning 30 can be scary but it doesn’t have to be..
I hope this inspires you to say no to 30anxiety & take each day as it comes whilst embracing your journey 💕
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
We’ve seen Patricia Bright rule YouTube for years but it was in her 30’s that she really flew. She launched a lipstick with MAC, paid off her Mortgage and now as she nears 32 she’s about to be a published author. Goals 😍 pic.twitter.com/tJpWwaNd32
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Jack Ma Founder of Alibaba. He spent his 20’s super lost. Travelling to America changed his life. He didn’t start coding till his 30’s. He founded Alibaba when he was 35. Legend. #Lifebeginsafter30 pic.twitter.com/FgWvf8Rq0n
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Lupita Nyong’o didn’t get her big break till she was 31. She had been working on different things for years but it was 12 Years A Slave that revealed her to us 😍 pic.twitter.com/z3C9Sy5dde
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Reid Hoffman was 35 years old when he founded LinkedIn. This was after his other company failed. Imagine what would have happened if he gave up? pic.twitter.com/VDxNP5ZZU7
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Issa Rae spent her 20’s grinding creating her own work. She gave us great content on YouTube with Awkward Black Girl but it was in her 30’s that she gave us Insecure😍 pic.twitter.com/i4qakKisW9
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Jon Koum faced rejection after rejection in his 20s, the biggest being Facebook. At 33 he created Whatsapp. A few years later it was acquired by Facebook for $19 billion 😍 pic.twitter.com/MzIQ8tgebz
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
After struggling throughout her 20’s to book a acting job Phoebe Waller-Bridge decided to create her own work. In her 30’s she created two shows that she wrote & starred in – Crashing & Fleabag but later she wrote and produced the epic Killing Eve 😍 pic.twitter.com/CjW0hN6NWi
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Ok so Ryan Coogler was already doing great things in his 20’s directing Fruitvale Station & Creed. He could’ve relaxed thinking he had peaked but oh no, in his 30’s he directed Black Panther 😍 pic.twitter.com/V9oCda0jwj
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Sara Blakely founder of Spanx, the undergarment that keeps it all sucked in on a special day. In her 20’s she was delivering fax machines, door to door. She quit when she was 30 to run her company. She’s now a billionaire. pic.twitter.com/YbfQlrjbVR
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Sophia Amaruso launched Nasty Gal at 22, wrote a book, got married, started a podcast, produced a Netflix show.. her 20’s were epic. By 31, she was bankrupt and divorced. She could’ve given up but now at 34 she’s back with her company Girlboss. Bossin it! 😍 pic.twitter.com/zvyd5pu8HU
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
Can’t lie, Jeff Bezos had a great career in his 20’s HOWEVER he founded Amazon when he was 31. He could’ve remained cosy at his high paying job but (along with his ex wife 👀) he strived for more! pic.twitter.com/4RniTum2xW
— Rita Balogun (@MsRitaB) January 30, 2019
