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    It’s Never Too Late to Be a Style Influencer

    Lyn Slater, 70, was deemed the Accidental Icon by a college fashion student. She now has nearly one million followers on social media and is upending notions of aging.

     By Alix Strauss

    Lyn Slater, 70, a style influencer, recounts her triumphs, transformations and troubles in her book, “How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly From the Accidental Icon,” to be published in March.
    Lyn Slater, 70, a style influencer, recounts her triumphs, transformations and troubles in her book, “How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly From the Accidental Icon,” to be published in March.
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      It’s Never Too Late to Pivot From N.F.L. Safety to Neurosurgeon

      When Myron Rolle was cut from the Pittsburgh Steelers, he fell into a funk until his mother reminded him of his two childhood dreams: Play football, then become a neurosurgeon. It was time for Plan B.

       By Elena Bergeron

      Dr. Myron Rolle became a neurosurgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital after his football glory days ended.
      Dr. Myron Rolle became a neurosurgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital after his football glory days ended.
      CreditRyan Christopher Jones for The New York Times

  1. It’s Never Too Late to Pick Up Your Life and Move to Italy

    Holly Herrmann vowed to move to Italy when she was 20. Her dream came true 38 years later.

     By Alix Strauss

    Holly Herrmann and her husband, Jim, on their apartment balcony in Padua, Italy.
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  2. It’s Never Too Late to Publish a Debut Book and Score a Netflix Deal

    Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, at 50, is not the average age of a debut author. But the public school teacher describes herself as a “literary debutante” with the October publication of “My Monticello.”

     By Isaac Fitzgerald

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  3. It’s Never Too Late to ‘Fly’ on a Trapeze

    Tom Moore made a name for himself as a film, TV and theater director. But his dream has always been to “fly” on the trapeze, high in the air. And that’s what he is doing at age 79.

     By Abby Ellin

    “Tom Moore (left) with Santa Barbara Trapeze Director and Co-founder, Shane Weaver (right) practice a catch at the Santa Barbara Trapeze Co.”
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  4. Did You Switch Gears Later in Life? We Want to Hear from You.

    We’re looking for inspiring people who are living life according to their own timeline for our series, “It’s Never Too Late.”

     

    Like many people chasing varied dreams, Dierdre Wolownick climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to celebrate her 70th birthday.
    CreditAubrey Trinnaman for The New York Times

  5. It’s Never Too Late to Uproot Your Life and Open an Inn

    In early 2020, Maureen McNamara and her wife, Jennifer Stark, traded in their popular restaurant in Michigan for an inn nestled in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The inn opened just days before the pandemic was declared.

     By Alix Strauss

    Jennifer Stark, left, and Maureen McNamara took a leap of faith and opened the Phoenicia Lodge in the Catskill Mountains of New York in early 2020.
    CreditJasmine Clarke for The New York Times
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  1. It’s Never Too Late to Become an Activist

    Thirteen years ago, Bonnie McKinlay, a former schoolteacher, retired and embraced another passion: climate activism. She’s been arrested four times, but says it’s worth it.

     By Alix Strauss

    Bonnie McKinlay, 72, at her home in Portland, Ore. Over the past 13 years, Ms. McKinlay has attended rallies, marches, hearings and protests at over 500 events.
    CreditKristina Barker for The New York Times

  2. It’s Never Too Late to Take Up Water Polo

    Mark Braly, 86, has spent the last decade playing a particularly challenging team sport. Is he good? No — but that’s not the point.

     By Alix Strauss

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  3. It’s Never Too Late to Learn the Tango and Fall in Love

    Nancy Cardwell was a successful newspaper editor in New York. Then she took up tango, started spending time in Buenos Aires — and met Luis.

     By Nell McShane Wulfhart

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    It’s Never Too Late to Become a Nurse

    During the pandemic, Joanna Patchett spent 18 harrowing months in the intensive care unit. She discovered that medicine isn’t just about science — it’s also about heart.

    By Alix Strauss

     
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    It’s Never Too Late to Become a Bollywood Actor

    Richard Klein left behind his life as a Hebrew day school teacher in California and became an actor in Mumbai, often playing a “mean British officer.”

    By Sheila Yasmin Marikar

     
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    It’s Never Too Late to Fall in Love

    For Phyllis Raphael, 86, a chance meeting on the street turned into a get-together. Then came a date. A second and third followed. So did a love affair.

    By Alix Strauss

     
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    It’s Never Too Late to Ditch the City and Run a Farm

    Martha Prewitt performed as an opera singer for 15 years. But passions wane. She now runs the family farm in Kentucky, singing arias to cattle and corn. Sometimes bugs fly into her mouth.

    By Chris Colin

     
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    It’s Never Too Late to Record Your First Album

    For a celebrated architecture professor at the University of California, Berkeley, an album of 11 original songs, in a variety of genres, was eight decades in the making.

    By Chris Colin

     
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