Working for Yourself… Could you Truly Cut it? part 1

05/06/2010

The well-known infopreneur Kevin Riley has written many ebooks and reports about publishing information products and being a succcessful entrepreneur. In  Working for Yourself.pdf a 14 page pdf report, Kevin lists 19 questions you could ask yourself if you’re thinking of making a change in your life.  He suggests that you consider each statement in this checklist, and then check off to what degree it applies to you: Y = “Yes, this is what I’m like.” S = “Somewhat, and I feel I...

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Making Money on the Internet… Where do You Start?

05/04/2010
Making Money on the Internet… Where do You Start?

The problem is, you’ve never done this before, know nothing about the various ways that you CAN make a living and you’re quite honestly, LOST. For the most part, you are on your own. Oh yes, there are those who can give you some direction (which I hope to do) but ultimately, you have to do the work. Eventually, as you build a name for yourself you may get somebody to go into a Joint Venture with you, but I’m getting ahead...

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Boomers Staying in Touch with Aging Parents…

04/25/2010
Boomers Staying in Touch with Aging Parents…

  Baby Jane with gr-gr-grandma          I once read that residents of a retirement-facility in Florida automatically segregrated themselves according to age groups. The ‘younger group’ still participated in some sports and occasional dancing and they tended to play cards a lot. The ‘oldest group’ seemed to spend a lot of time discussing their ailments, their doctors and medications, and sometimes problems with their children… Conversations with younger but mature adults outside of that group sounded constrained, patronizing… I’m in the process of doing some...

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First Earth Day: April 1970!

04/21/2010
First Earth Day: April 1970!

I attended a first Earth Day celebration in Seattle Wa in 1970… there was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm about saving our environment that day! We have made tremendous progress with the establishment of the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established in 1970, and the  then the Clean Air Act was enacted and later the Clean Water Act became law, followed three years later by the Endangered Species Act. I believe that many people were...

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Are Retiring Baby Boomers Heading for Satisfying New Careers?

04/18/2010
Are Retiring Baby Boomers Heading for Satisfying New Careers?

Dr. Dychtwald Reading and listening to warnings and predictions about the poor prospects retiring baby boomers might soon be facing, I was reminded of an expression I’ve often heard “when one door closes another one opens” sometimes offered to someone who has just suffered some major disappointment such as losing a job or maybe not getting the house or apartment they were hoping to get. With the national economy crisis we are all going through now, the option...

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Baby Boomers: Hopeful and Helpful Solutions for Retirement

04/17/2010

boston1782 — April 10, 2008 — Respected journalist Paula Zahn marks her return to national television as host of the innovative PBS series, Retirement Revolution. The documentary, sponsored by MassMutual, offers practical considerations that can help Americans prepare for retirement on their own terms. Revealing anecdotes from “real people” are coupled with expert perspectives to educate and empower viewers to take control of their financial futures. To find out when Retirement Revolution is airing...

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Songs of the Sixties

04/11/2010
Songs of the Sixties

Songs of the Week Carl Hoffman says: each week I select a song of the week from the 60s decade and one from the 50s decade that is seldom played or a song that never made #1 on the charts or perhaps did not even make the Top 40 but these songs were still a big part of our baby boomer era. Some songs that may appear you may be listening to for the...

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