I was sitting around feeling blue about my daunting birthday approaching, when I decided to do an on-line search to find celebrity women in their 40s that not only look incredible but were doing incredible things in their lives. The numbers were staggering. I suddenly realized I was in amazing company.
Looking at these women who were redefining our 40s and knowing that they were not banished to playing side roles like the four eyed spinster, the doughty mother, or the corporate angry bitch, gave me great hope. These women were playing leading roles. Sexy, beautiful, powerful women! Women like Halle Berry (44), Sandra Bullock (47), Julia Roberts(44) and oh, did I mention all of these women won an Oscar in their 40s?
I continued my search and found just as many amazing women on tour. Women like Gwen Stefani (42) and Shania Twain (46), who were rocking if from the stage and still finding time to rock their babies to sleep at night.
As a result of my inspired findings I decided to send an email out to my female friends and asked them to list three things that they had accomplished in their 40s.
I knew I would receive responses and there would be great contributions, but what I didn’t expect; number one, was the overwhelming response from friends and number two, I had no idea how many amazing things my friends were accomplishing.
So here goes ladies, here are some of my favorite submissions.
Marketer/NYC: Successful finance professional who is proud to say she ran her first 1/2 marathon, jumped out of plane and became a triathlete all after the age of 40.
Senior Technical Recruiter/SF CA: Working in a leadership role at a company that the Washington Post just called "Top Five company that will lead in 2011".
Photographer/SF CA: "The Winemaker Cooks" - a cookbook I spent a year photographing is being nominated for a cookbook award.
Career Coach/Chicago: Saying no to dating the hotties who treated me like crap.
Mom/ NYC: Ran the 26-mile marathon in 2010.
Teacher/LA: Learning to embrace what the universe gives me as a GIFT!! This wouldn't have been possible if my house didn't burn down and I lost everything allowing me to start again with a new sense of what life truly means by accepting the incident with grace, grief and gratitude.
Personal Trainer/NYC: Took up surfing recently, jumped out of an airplane last June and am currently working on a Yoga teacher certification.
Mom/NYC: I have devoted a great deal of my free time to bringing laughter into my mother's life in her final months.
Hats off to you, my fabulous women in there 40s.
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