This was the original introduction to my Dead Before 40 website (www.deadbefore40.com), which I am trying to move here. We'll see how it all goes.
If you’re 40, and you’re not dead, you’ve done something these people have not. None of the people on this list made 40.
They may be famous or infamous, accomplished great things in their fields, or be studied by generations to come, but they didn’t get to blow 40 candles on their birthday cakes, grow old gracefully, or become a burden on their children. They died.
If you’ve passed 40 and you’re not dead, that’s great. You’ve still got time. Is there something you want to do? Go do it. Feel unloved? Buy a goldfish. Remember, you’re drawing breadth, and these people are not.
We will be adding people as we think of them. If you’d like to suggest someone, fine. They have to have achieved some degree of success in their field. They have to be ‘someone’. It’s sad when a person dies before their time, but not necessarily inspiring. I hope you read this and feel a little better about yourself. What have you done the Jesus, Mozart, and Amelia Earhart have not done? You’ve seen your 40th birthday.
Rick Garcia
