華爾街的賺錢經(jīng) 第45期:實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想 最佳時(shí)機(jī)就是現(xiàn)在(1)

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When surveyed, entrepreneurs say 29 is the ideal age to start a business. The average age that entrepreneurs actually start a business is 35.

調(diào)查顯示，企業(yè)家認(rèn)為29歲是創(chuàng)業(yè)的理想年齡。可實(shí)際上，企業(yè)家創(chuàng)業(yè)的平均年齡是 35歲。

There's no perfect age to start living your dreams. Being too young or too old is no excuse. The perfect time to start is right now.

要開始實(shí)現(xiàn)你的夢(mèng)想，根本沒有什么理想的年齡。年齡大小都不是理由，最佳時(shí)機(jī)就是現(xiàn)在，馬上開始吧。

These people did.

這些企業(yè)家就是這樣做的。

Nola Ochs-The Energizer Student

諾拉·奧克斯——較勁的學(xué)生

In 1972, Nola Ochs was widowed on her wheat farm in the town of Jetmore, Kansas (population 1000). She tended to her farm with the help of her children. In 1978, she realized she wanted more from life. Aged 68, she signed up for a tennis class at the nearest community college.

1972年，諾拉·奧克斯寡居在堪薩斯州杰特摩爾鎮(zhèn)(人口 1000)一個(gè)種植小麥的農(nóng)場(chǎng)。她在子女的幫助下照管農(nóng)場(chǎng)。那是在1978年時(shí)，有一天她突然意識(shí)到生活應(yīng)該多姿多彩。于是她在68歲時(shí)，去附近的社區(qū)學(xué)院報(bào)名參加了一個(gè)網(wǎng)球班。

After ten years studying everything from agribusiness to the Bible, she was told that she was one class away from an associate degree. All she must do was complete college algebra.

10年下來，從農(nóng)業(yè)綜合經(jīng)營(yíng)到圣經(jīng)，她學(xué)了一樣又一樣。后來，她被告知再修一門課程就可以拿到大專文憑了——學(xué)完學(xué)院的代數(shù)課程。

With an associate degree she was pleased but not fulfilled. College algebra would not be the end of her scholarly career. Several years later she decided to make the two hour trek to Fort Hays State University. Enrolling at age 94, she lacked only 30 class hours to earn a bachelor's degree. In May 2007, at 95, she became the world's oldest college graduate.

取得大專學(xué)位，她很高興，但并不滿足。因?yàn)樵谒磥恚孟赂咝５拇鷶?shù)課，并不意味著她的學(xué)習(xí)生涯就此結(jié)束。幾年后，她決定驅(qū)車兩小時(shí)去上富特海斯州立大學(xué)。入學(xué)時(shí)，她已94歲，只差30個(gè)課時(shí)就能獲得學(xué)士學(xué)位。到 2007年 5月，在她95歲時(shí)，她成為世界上年紀(jì)最大的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生。

Is it time to sit back and enjoy the framed diploma on the farmhouse wall? Not yet. She started a Master's Degree.

現(xiàn)在該坐下來欣賞掛在農(nóng)舍墻上，嵌在相框里的一紙文憑了吧?還是不行。她又開始了碩士學(xué)位的攻讀。