That is what this blog is all about. Hello, my name is Susan. I am a baby boomer. Born in 1952. A great year! I’ll bet we all have those “remember when” stories, I do. What did you used to watch on TV, that doesn’t even get on late night anymore? Who was the president you remember the best from times ago? Where did you go to high school? Did you go to the prom?
You see these are the things that make us baby boomers. Memories of a time gone by. We should all be proud to be of that post war generation. A difficult time our parents suffered through to give us life. I am grateful, aren’t you?
But now it is today 2008. I am 55 years old. I am still working. Really hard work. I have been working for nearly 40 years. I am a bit tired. I want something else for myself. But…
I have two mortgages, credit card debt and a life style that I enjoy and am not willing to give up. So I continue to work. Cost of living keeps rising. I can’t afford to take a driving vacation anymore because of the expense of gasoline. Food cost keeps rising. Gas and electric are higher than they have ever been. In the city I live in it costs $9.oo just to go to the movies. It used to be $2, remember??
I can’t afford to quit working. I’m too young to collect retirement or social security. But I am a bit tired, (did I mention that already :-))
So, recently I have begun exploring new ways of thinking. New ways of making money. Attitude changes. Paradigm shifting. I have been doing internet marketing. I should say most of this time (about 6 months) I have been doing internet marketing education.
Unfortunately, you don’t just start doing something with no knowledge base at all. So I started learning. OMG! I have never had more information overload in my life. School for nursing was a bit challenging. Learning how the human body works and why, and then how to fix it. You would think that would be intense, which it was. But this is amazing.
Here is the problem. There are some shysters out there. They are no more interested in your advancing on their turf, than the man in the moon. But they say they are. They say they want to help you and all you need to do is buy this and that and the other thing and in the next week you will be a millionaire too. Well, before you know it you are more broke than you ever were. It is shameful. It is even embarrassing as to how gullible I was.
But finally I got connected to some really awesome people who although they admit they are making a living online, they are also really interested in helping you do the same. It is also amazing how much FREE stuff there is out there to advance your effort.
And you know what I learned from these people. You must care about someone other that just yourself.
So that is what this blog is for. I plan to journal my journey into the world of successful internet marketing. I may make some mistakes but I will become successful. I also plan to share some things with any readers I may have. I have learned a lot. I have some good recommendations and can maybe even help you avoid some of the pitfalls.
You see we have two choices. Keep working until we are seventy. Or get out of the rat race now and start learning something new.
I am getting out!
If you want to comment on anything about baby boomers. Internet marketing, or share your own experiences or things you have found please do. Together we will move forward!
To our success!
Susan
