Starting Over At 50

Starting over takes time, effort, and above all else, the willingness to learn from what you perceive as your failures.  But let's be honest, every day we learn something, we put value in the bank, we take steps to avoid future failures, and hopefully we walk away with information that will help us succeed. Driving over 1000 miles and eating bad hotel food this past weekend taught me that information is more valuable than sales in many cases and relationships are the most valuable asset we can collect in business.

When you're starting over it's easy to think that it's all about you.  That you are the one on this journey and that you have to pull yourself up with your bootstraps.  The reality is nothing of the sort.  You've built a network of friends, co-workers, family members and business associates over the years.  It's time to put them to work.   The journey may be starting over for you, but it doesn't mean that you lose all the experience points from your past.  I found that reaching out there are dozens of people who are willing to lend a hand with introductions and contacts.  So, not to date myself too much, but pull out the rolodex and start calling in a few favors, renew your social contacts on FB, IG, LinkedIN or at your local Royal Order of the Water Buffalo. Finally, get checked.  Cancer is no laughing matter and our modern diet and lifestyle is impacting people of a younger and younger age.  If you are noticing changes in your body, energy level or emotions...

So, you're 50+, trying to start over again and you get the news that you have cancer.  Yes, clearly we're going to take a difficult situation and make it even more troublesome with surgery, oncologists, and chemo... but that's not what this podcast is going to be about. It's something that is happening to me...but it is not me.  So we'll be talking about next steps, and some of the new projects the wife and I are working on.

What happens when the opportunities out there don't match what you need?  Well, you take the bull by the horns and create the opportunity you're looking for.  That's what we're doing here and we'll be spending our Monday's updating the progress of creating an online store, learning online marketing and advertising, IG, FB, LI, SEO.  We're starting at ground zero, so should be interesting!

Spent my vacation in the hospital, got out and don't want to go back!  If you're 50+ it means it's time to start paying attention to your health more.  Not everthing can be fixed with a few advil and the occasional dose of penacillin.  Your health is important and its the main thing that will determine if you live to 100 or kick the bucket at 55.   In addition to post surgical musings, we're talking about what comes nets...and hopefully we'll be back to Monday and Friday updates going forward!

Updates on Colon surgery. New job, new steps towards taking control of my life. Just do the little things and get on with the bigger things.

Starting over at 50 isn't easy, and unlike younger folks, there are reasons that health insurance and regular checkups are important.  It's easy to ignore your health when money is tight and doctors are expensive.  It's easy to say that Health Insurance isn't that important.  It's easy to wait until its too late to do anything about it. Perhaps the most important podcast I've done to date.  If you're over 50, get checked.  Go to the doctor, and get your recommended tests done. There are no excuses when your life is on the line.

Hey, we've got a guest in the studio today.  My partner in business and life, my wife.  She's going to give you the low down on how things have been since we've transitioned out of our business and how the recent job loss has affected things around the house. Don't worry, no violence or microphones were harmed in the making of this episode...but it is certainly one of the more interesting episodes for sure. @Startingoverat50 on Facebook

After 9 months of working the night shift and doing the job better than most... I got fired.  Not let go... FIRED.  Why?  Because I would not be bullied or BS'd into doing stupid stuff.  Because I asked too many questions and gave too many suggestions about how to improve what my department was doing. I've come to understand that when there is an entrenched system, it has already found its equilibrium and will fight back if you attempt to change it.  If you're going to go work for someone else, just know that they are just as resistant to change as politicians and plutocrats.  It's tough to swim against the tide and shake up the status quo. Sometimes they just want your body to do the work...and not your mind.

My 6 weeks is up and my adventure of 9 months on the night shift have come to an end.  Clearly I wasn't a fit the job as perhaps I asked too many questions when we were required to do stupid things, and most of all, I don't suffer bullshit or bullies. Time for the next step forward in starting over.

I’m trying to make this j.o.b thing work, lord knows I need the bennies. But what if 14 years of self employment has left me unable to work for someone else like a robot? What if starting a lifestyle business is the answer...

Are you really ready to be transparent with yourself? Are you willing to be honest with yourself? It’s time to stop telling yourself that things are ok when they are not.... and it’s time to reach out for the help you need to take that next step.

Time is the only resource that is truly scarce. We can’t buy more, save up for it, or create it out of thin air. That’s why it is so important that we take special care to spend some of it with the people we love and doing those things that are important to us. We never know when our last day will be... so make each day worth the price you pay.

Taking a break from being soo serious today. While I’m still working on optimizing my resume for the 21st Century, I got sucked into a worm hole that is a great song from 1999. Everyone’s free to wear Sunscreen. I hope you enjoy this little stroll down amnesia lane.

What happens when it’s been 14 years since you last drew up a resume. This is the first step in my process of updating my resume and starting to look for a new job. Is there any way to beat the algorithm that discriminated against those of us over 40?

14 years of blood sweat and tears and you end up with a bag of debt and an empty wallet. Many times wisdom can be the most expensive tool you will buy... but you don’t know how to use it till you’ve paid for it.

Have you been holding on to the past, or even the present, thinking that you don't have another shot?  Do you feel like you've used up all your lottery tickets on failed ideas and opportunities?  I know exactly how you feel After 14 years of being the boss, and lord know as things got worse, I tried everything to turn it around.  I was going to be the next big rags to riches story... I just needed one more chance. But far too often, we're unable to grasp those new chances because we're still holding onto things from our past, or a bad situation in our present.  If you're going to start over, give yourself the benefit of actually starting over fresh. Today is your day.  Today is DAY 1.  Start Fresh, leave the past behind and forget about being 50.  You can do it!  I hope we can do it...

Working the nightshift is different. It's not staying up and pulling an all nighter...its a complete shift of your perception of reality. Trust me. After 7 months, I'm finding out that it's more than just a frame of mind.... It's Graveyard

We all have to start somewhere. Im 51 starting over again after 14 years of self employment working for someone else... And it sucks