In 30 seconds
Shira Lazar says that, at 42, she feels her career is beginning a new phase despite two decades of experience. She encourages viewers of any age to remain curious and keep pursuing what they want to create.
- 1A new beginning at 42Lazar says her career feels as if it is just getting started.
- 2Rethinking the peakShe challenges the expectation that one must reach a career peak by a particular age.
- 3Keep rebuildingLazar encourages vision, energy and curiosity at any age.
Takeaways
- Lazar says her forties have brought renewed energy and opportunities.
- She sees prior experience and skills as a foundation for a new phase.
- She encourages viewers to approach rebuilding with vision, energy and curiosity.
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A career is not on one timetable
Lazar reflects on her experience and a renewed sense of opportunity. She encourages others to continue creating at any age.
At 42, Shira Lazar says she feels as if her career is just beginning. Although she has spent two decades building a résumé, expertise and skills, she describes a resurgence of energy and opportunities in her forties.
Lazar reflects on expectations people may have in their twenties about reaching a peak by a certain age. She says there is still time to rebuild a career and that doing so takes vision, energy and curiosity. Her message to viewers of any age is to keep going and not let age stand in the way of what they want to create.
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