The potential of working from home for seniors is being
completely overlooked. So many people retire before they want
to because of having reached a certain age. Their minds are as
good as ever, their bodies, with modern day science are lasting
a lot longer, but the discrimination is still there in the work
force.
What we all have to do, is to get out there and show them. How
would you like in a couple of years from now to meet the young
trendy who helped you on your way to your early retirement and
be able to tell him....Well no need be rude, just wave your
bank balance and smile.
I have been doing voluntary work in a local computer centre. My
experience has been that, the more mature clients are reluctant
even frightened to come in and talk about learning the
computer. You can not blame them, young kids at school are so
proficient and it all looks so difficult you think. WRONG.
I decided to offer a home visit voluntary help plan, where the
client worked on their own computer and did not have to brave
the teeny boppers. It really worked well. One lady at 78 had
just lost her husband of 46 years and was suffering badly with
loneliness and depression. Now she has joined a writing club
which meets once a month. She types out all her stories on the
computer and this year has had a Story and a Poem published.
had found her standing outside the door of the computer center
too frightened to come in.
Does this sound like you if so stay tuned?
What I am suggesting and am proving by doing is that there is a
world out there waiting to be conquered by you. How do the
words, Redundant, Put off, Retired, Old, Pensioner, and etc
sound? To you? Do any of these word ring a bell?
As in all business there is an investment, NOW do not switch
off, it is not a lot of money and can be paid out gradually.
Were you planning to take it with you? Do you want to be
leaving all your hard earned saving to little Harry, who no
doubt is already making more than you did and living in a
better street etc etc.
No of course not. So upwards and onwards first things first.
You need a computer? It does not have to be a new one; I found
a beauty for $400 completely set up by a guy who specializes in
refurbishing them. You need access to the internet; they do
senior rates if you check around. And next you need a quite
spot to start.
At this stage if you have never even pushed the On button, sign
up for a course for over 50s at a local Adult Education or
similar Institution. They are invaluable, you are being given
basic tuition by an expert and believe it or not when I went I
was the oldest in the class. I also came away with the best
mark at the end of the term. Why? Not because I was the
brightest, but mainly because I was not there to PLAY and waste
my time, and had a lot of life experience. A very much
undervalued commodity.
Second part of plan
Now that you can find the On button, how to use the mouse etc
and were to find the spell check you can start.
By the way at this point all the previous input should have
been Fun Yes fun, No point in doing something you are not
enjoying. Go away now and find something else.
But for the ones, who want to make some money, love the
computer and like keeping there mind in top gear lets proceed.
Do not worry if you can not type .Absolutely not needed. I just
type away make lots of mistakes and then go to the top tool bar
and find spell check. This does all the work for you at half
the time of checking it yourself.
You are now ready to start your exciting journey of Internet
Home Marketing. I am not offering a gold mine at the end of the
week, it takes time and effort but it is so interesting. If you
are like me, you will not be able to wait to get up in the
morning and check on all the information that has arrived while
you were asleep. Check in next week for the next Blog.
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