How to Build Something New After 40 (Even When It Feels "Too Late")

"It's too late for me."

I had this worry, but I finally hit publish on my first podcast episode at 40.

I thought I'd missed the boat. Everyone else had already started, and I wondered if I was too old to become a creator in an industry that thinks you expire at 35. I was terrified to try something new in public.

But here's what I've learned: that "too late" feeling? It's just plain old straight-up fear wearing a really convincing disguise.

I feel so strongly about debunking this myth that today, in this special episode, I get the chance to flip the mic and be interviewed by Rhona Barnett-Pierce on her podcast, Workfluencer. We're getting into all the messy, uncomfortable stuff about starting something new when you feel like you've missed your window.

We talk about:

→ The year I spent overthinking instead of doing (and why that was such a waste)

→ How to actually start when you don't feel ready (because you never will)

→ Why your age might actually be the thing that makes you better at this

→ What to do when people think you're cringe (spoiler: you gotta lean in)

→ Where to find support when your friends and family don't get it

→ The real timeline from "I'm terrified" to "okay, I'm doing this"