Why and how to be an entrepreneur late in life is a message that is much needed in today’s society.
People are living longer, health conscious adults are thriving at age 50, 60 , 70 and 80 when just a few decades ago, 50 was considered old age.
It’s not time to call it quits, to find your rocker and take up knitting. You have experience and knowledge that surpasses the naivete of 30 somethings.
Gary Vaynerchuk delivers an impactful appeal to senior citizens to learn how to be an entrepreneur late in life and even more importantly … WHY you should.
“This video is made for one reason … I wanted it to be the calling card, the seed of the explosion for the 40 to 80 year old entrepreneur in our society.” – Gary Vaynerchuk
In addition to you having four score or three score years of experience to bring to the marketplace, there is also the issue of putting food on the table during your retirement years.
The statistics are alarming:
Number of Baby Boomers Filing Bankruptcy increased 178%!
1 our of 6 Baby Boomers are living below the poverty level!
It’s not unrealistic to forecast the complete insolvency of the Social Security and Medicare system as the onslaught of baby boomers reaching the benefit age slams the system. In fact, over the next 20 years, more than 10,000 Baby Boomers will be retiring every single day.
If the U.S. government is already $17 trillion in debt, how and where would there be funds to keep Social Security and Medicare afloat?
It’s not going to be pretty.
I’ve covered the WHY you want to be an entrepreneur late in life.
Now let’s cover the HOW to be an entrepreneur late in life.
There is a multitude of “make money from home” opportunities that show up when you search Google for ideas.
You have endless possibilities at your fingertips.
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The best way to get started is to find someone in the industry who is doing what you would love to do … and follow them. Follow their methods, get on their newsletter list, and study what they do and how they do it.
Don’t jump in bed with the first marketer that appeals to you. Do your due diligence and find one who has integrity, who is not the flash and dazzle you with pictures of money type, who exudes sincere care and concern for your success over his/her own.
Take your time, listen and learn.
You may think you can’t learn how to maneuver around on social media platforms, but that’s just a mindset matter. You are a lifelong student and all that you desire to learn and master is available now more than ever through technology.
You CAN learn how to be an entrepreneur at 50 or 70 or 90!
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”
– Hunter S. Thompson
Here’s to making the rest of your amazing life even more amazing!
Trisha Barnes
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The dream continues at just the right speed