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Late bloomers produce amazing fruits

by HARVEY MACKAY
| February 23, 2025 1:00 AM

In 1860, a 38-year-old man was working as a handyman for his father, a leather merchant. He kept books, drove wagons and handled hides. Prior to this menial job, the man had failed at every occupation he tried — soldier, farmer and real estate agent. Eight years later, after a second stint as a soldier and general, Ulysses S. Grant was elected president of the United States. 

The world is full of late bloomers. You never know when you will find your niche.

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