Late Bloomers' Strength

Creativity is not the sole province of the young. Some of us just simply need more time, experience and experimentation to develop a path and realize our talents. Life is often defined by snags and setbacks, by detours and disappointments. Purpose and wisdom, strengths of the late bloomer come from a portfolio of these experiences making late bloomers more reflective, more considerate and more patient. Late bloomers often have a higher level of empathy, they are usually better at regulating their emotions, they have higher levels of emotional intelligence and they have better coping skills....Not surprisingly, handling adversity and setbacks is something late bloomers do better than early achievers. As Stanford's of Carol Dweck notes, in Mindset, early bloomers are at risk for developing a fixed mindset about how they achieve their early success. Puffed up with self confidence, they stop learning and growing.