Being creative is not tied to your age

Whether you’re 18 or 81, anyone can create something, something useful! Proof of that is this 81-year old Japanese woman who created her own iPhone app. You may not become famous, but that shouldn’t stop you in trying.

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. -Maya Angelou

Masako Wakamiya decided to create her own app when she saw that there were not many fun apps for people her age. She asked a lot of people to create something, but there was no interest. My question is: How did no one see or understand this GAP in the market? but that’s for another post 🙂

At 81, this retired banker choose to take action and not wait (forever) for someone else to come up with the idea to create a senior-friendly game app. She created the app based on Japan’s traditional festival Hinamatsuri, or Doll’s Day. Now seniors like Masako, who can’t keep up with most game apps because they  don’t have fast fingers anymore, can have fun on their smartphones too!

I can’t help but feel admiration for this woman and hope her story will motivate you to start creating. Get rid of all excuses for why not, and don’t waste another day!

Read the full story of  Masako Wakamiya, iPone app creator on CNN.