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They say it’s never too late to start again. After all, Nora Ephron was 50 when she directed her first film and Julia Child was 49 when her first cookbook was published. Although there are, of course, “some limitations,” Thanks for Waiting author and Forever35 podcast cohost Doree Shafrir believes people “have more opportunities for second acts than they might think they do.”
For many, the pandemic has provided an opportunity for individuals to reevaluate their careers and what makes them happy. “I’ve read so many articles about how people are leaving their jobs, and making these life changes,” Shafrir tells Parade.com. “I think it has made a lot of people realize, like, I want to live the life that I want to lead to the extent that I can take that control.”
While taking a big leap and making a huge change can seem daunting, tools like social media are helpful when it comes to launching a second act in life. Here, the author’s biggest takeaways.
How to use social media to launch a second act
“Social media is a really amazing way to connect with people in whatever field you’re kind of hoping your second act should be. Whether it’s on TikTok or Instagram, or Twitter, you know, finding other people doing what it is you want to do and reaching out to them and connecting with them, I think is an amazing opportunity that people didn’t have even 10 years ago. So I think people should really not hesitate to take advantage of that. It doesn’t necessarily mean...
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