Living 50 Plus 2021

Finding
Your Passion
After Fifty
By: Breanna Sheffield
HHJ Staff Writer
Starting over is a scary thing when it comes to life.
When most people hit a certain age, they don’t feel
like they can open a new chapter. Most men and
women, after the age of 50, want to experience a
new path and try to explore themselves. After 50,
most parents are empty nesters; people are looking
toward retirement and maybe doing something new
in their lives. Those on the outside may say, “You’re
too old,” or “Why now, why not earlier?”
However, it’s never too late to make a difference in
your life. Some men and women after 50 are just
finishing—or maybe even just starting college. Some
are getting married or even embarking on opening a
new business. Age—as they say—“ain’t nothing but a
number,” and it shouldn’t be a determining factor in
whether or not an individual starts something new.
Life doesn’t stop after you hit 50.
Stella Edwards is a retired Warner Robins woman
that started her own tax business after the age of 50.
To do it successfully, she said she had to “shut down
all the negativity” and put all her determination into
becoming an entrepreneur.
Becoming an entrepreneur can be hard, but it can
come with even more challenges when the person
starting the business is of a certain age. Mrs. Edwards
has been an entrepreneur for 15 years now. She
started out small and slow, only doing taxes for her
family and friends. For a period of time, she worked
at H&R Block but eventually gave it up.
“I decided to open my own business because some
of my co-workers at H&R Block would ask me to do
their taxes,” Edwards stated. And that’s where her
love for the job came into play.
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