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No Entrepreneur Succeeds Alone – No One

I did it.

I wrote and published a book.  More specifically, I self-published an eBook on Amazon.  For me this was a defining moment in my life.  I was actually able to complete something that I never thought possible.

Having worked with my son over the past 5 years and counting, together we were able to build and grow a successful online business.  So, why not reflect on how this mentoring relationship worked and share it with everyone who might be interested.

In this book titled “Mentored“, I hope to share the realities of what’s involved in building an online business and how working with or as a mentor can be the most helpful and rewarding experience to ensure the venture is an amazing and successful one.

To reiterate, this book’s targeted audience is to both sides of the mentoring relationship.

First, it’s aimed at the entrepreneur who is seeking guidance and support to build and grow an online business.

Second, it’s positioned for the mentor, more specifically a business savvy retiree, who has the necessary skills to share and to transfer the wisdom and experience gained for the benefit of the entrepreneur combined with a strong feeling of accomplishment for the mentor.

For the entrepreneur – You will learn how to:

  • Understand how daunting entrepreneurship can be without help, resources and support
  • Overcome the many challenges involved with running an online business
  • Find and select an amazing mentor who has the necessary skills to help grow an online business

For the mentor – You will learn how to:

  • Be an amazing mentor to an aspiring online entrepreneur
  • Learn new skills as a retiree and transform yourself into someone with a purpose
  • Challenge your creative mind to help an entrepreneur succeed

Who knew that retirement could provide anyone with the time and inspiration to achieve amazing things on that “bucket list”.

This book represents my personal transformation journey and it should be enjoyed as such. Perhaps you too will be inspired to make the best of your passion.

The book is available on Amazon.

What do Retirees Really Need?

It’s time to pivot.  It’s time to dream up some new ideas.

It would appear that retirees or soon to be retirees are only casually interested in launching an online business.

I would love to continue publishing and sharing information on how best to launch an online business but I need confirmation that this is truly of interest to retirees.

I do however believe that retirees are looking for something to fill their time with.  The question is what is it?  What are the top 5 things that retirees want and/or need?  How could I help identify these?

Of course there are the obvious ones:

  • More financial freedom
  • More time with family
  • More travel
  • More excitement
  • More passion

These are so many more but what are they?  What are your top 5 wants/needs?

The challenge is how best to convert these wants/needs into something useful and beneficial for the whole retirement market place?

The converse to the wants/needs question is what are retirees or soon to be retirees really struggling with?  What would be required to help resolve the problem or painful situation?

I would love to hear from you.

Please feel free to email me at vance@retireandrecharge.com.

Please note I have disabled the comments section on this blog due to the inordinate number of spam comments from people wanting to advertise their products or provide links to websites where the spammers can gain some sort of commission.

I hate spammers.  They ruin it for bloggers who simply want to share information.

Thus the reason for providing you with my direct email access.

Seriously, I would love to hear from you on what would make your retirement lifestyle a whole lot more enjoyable.  Please email me at vance@retireandrecharge.com.

 

 

 

Living in the Moment – Making Every Day Count

Back at it, after a break to take in the Winter Olympics.  How amazing are these athletes today?  Seriously, how many revolutions in the air can one snowboarder possibly achieve? Incredible ability that defies logic.  Kudos to all of those athletes who have spent hours training for their specific event.  Despite all of the attention paid to the medal winners, everyone who competes is a winner.  Congratulations to our team Canada Men’s and Women’s hockey teams who won gold medals.  There is no doubt they are living in the moment and making every day count.

“The miracle is not to walk on water.  The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive”  –  Thich Nhat Hanh

I am by no means a philosophical person.  I am however in favour of feeling truly alive.

Retirement has brought me great joy.  A time to reflect, a time to meet new people but most of all, it has made me realize that I don’t want to grow old without learning more and giving something back.

To Learn and to Serve

The more I read the 4 – Hour Workweek book by Tim Ferriss, the more inspired I get about making every day count.  In fact, I think I found the nugget that can be my mantra for the rest of my life.  I really, really want “to learn and to serve”.

For example, here are some of the points that really hit home with me from the Tim Ferriss book – Let’s face it, we could spend our whole lives learning something new and we should. Learning to eliminate clutter and waste.  Learning to be more effective.  Learning to feel good about ourselves.  Learning to get rid of doubts and worry.  Learning to use our time wisely without the need to see a million things just the really important ones. Learning to share that wisdom gained over the years and to serve others.  Serving is doing something that improves life besides our own.

I love learning about blogging, entrepreneurship, webinars, podcasting, mastermind groups, Facebook advertising, membership sites and this whole world of internet marketing and digital products.  The bottom line, I need and I want to help my son grow his entrepreneurial business.  This is one way I can give back.  This is what makes me happy!

An interesting quote about learning from our children caught my eye.

“Adults are always asking their kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas”  – Paula Poundstone

Besides, we need to be nice to our kids because they are the ones who will be picking out our nursing homes.

A few days ago I met this incredible couple from England.  They have their own web site www.lizzybus.com.  Their goal is to travel with their Land Rover, aka lizzybus, over all 7 continents.  Granted they need to transport their Land Rover by ship where required, but how amazing is that.  They have traveled through some rough countries and they have a sticker flag for every country they have visited pasted onto their Land Rover.  Talk about making every day count!

Today, I learned how to incorporate a new company for my son’s growing entrepreneurial business.  Tomorrow, I  plan to walk on the green earth in an enjoyable game of golf.  I too want to make every day count, in my own way, with an opportunity to learn and to serve while enjoying each day as another day in paradise.

How will you learn something new?  What would really excite and inspire you?  Who will you reach out to help?  Make it count!