NewEp. 87 · Started painting at 62

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Episode 87 · 54 min

Rosa Delgado started painting at 62. Now she sells out shows.

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Leaving the spreadsheet for the wheel — and the money math that made it possible.

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A music teacher on the practice plan that works for older hands.

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Hi, I'm Mina. I started this at 44.

After twenty years in hospital administration I picked up a microphone with zero experience and a lot of nerves. Eighty-seven episodes later, I've talked with potters, novelists, stand-ups and app makers who all started "late."

Every episode ends with the same question: what's the smallest first step someone listening could take this week?

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