Screenwriter’s Tweet About Success And Age Inspires Women To Share Their Own Stories

Once in a while, we'll see a reminder that age doesn't determine our life trajectories. This is hard to keep in mind during the social media age of not-so-humble bragging, but there's no such thing as an age you "have" to do something by. People achieve success at all different ages, and everyone has different benchmarks for what they want their life to entail. And sometimes, women have an especially hard time keeping these things in mind.

Screenwriter and showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna noticed that entertainment is an industry where women are commonly told they have an age to achieve success by. As someone who found success in her chosen field at what isn't considered a "typical" age, she encouraged other women to share their dreams and be vocal in their quest of achieving them. Men don't have the same kind of apprehension, and sometimes that can make all the difference. Her tweet encouraged many other women inside and outside of entertainment to share their own success stories that didn't happen by the book.

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Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, who is behind some of your favorites like The Devil Wears Prada and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, took to Twitter to remind women that their age does not serve as a ceiling to achieving their dreams.

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Twitter uses wholeheartedly agreed. One user pointed out her own motivation to never give up pursuing her career dreams as being a role model for her own daughter.

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Another Twitter user also gave a shout-out to Nora Ephron as her inspiration for not giving up.

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The response to Aline's motivational tweet was astounding. Women began tweeting other victories in women's careers in all industries that didn't happen by the "typical" age.

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Women often push themselves to achieve earlier in their careers because that's what they're "supposed" to do regardless of if they are personally ready for the next step.

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There's no expiration date on your dreams, which most of us logically understand. It can be hard not to doubt that belief, though, especially when you're in a male-dominated industry.

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Director and producer Nancy Sales even spoke out on how discouraging people were when she began directing at 53.

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Younger members of the entertainment industry are made painfully aware from the beginning of their careers of this so-called time limit they have to succeed, so it's nice to see younger actresses like Brittany Snow being supportive of women who are still looking to break in or work their way up.

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You might think women face this bias only in industries that focus on appearance, but it's everywhere. Author Nina Romano briefly touched on what it was like getting published in her 70s.

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As you read through the stories these women have to tell, there's one thing that sticks out that's truly inspiring in the face of all this adversity.

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As women are achieving and thriving in their careers in the face of being told it's too late for them, they're using their success to motivate other women of all ages to follow their dreams.

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Sometimes it's that kind of encouragement that can be the push someone needs to get started or to keep going.

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Bravo to all the ladies who are pursuing their dreams regardless of their age or what anyone else has to say about it.

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Keep doing you and chasing your dreams, and don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't do!