When I was in university
long, long ago,
(grins)
a professor told us
to plan on
not working full time
after the age of 50.
He said
if we kept our skills current,
we MIGHT work contract
after that age
but we were unlikely
to have full time employment.
That prediction came true
for almost all of my 50 plus buddies.
And it is even MORE likely
to come true
for anyone younger.
This isn’t gloom and doom.
It is merely a new reality
we can plan for
and benefit from.
I worked like a demon
when I was younger,
holding a full time job
and some part time jobs,
keeping my expenses low
and my skills current.
Then I switched into contract work,
gaining experience
in a wide variety of industries.
I took high paying extra gigs
like crafting business plans.
AND I started businesses.
Once one of those businesses
took off,
was semi-successful,
I switched to operating it
full time.
Now I’m earning more
than I ever did
at the full time jobs.
And that was all thanks
to my professor’s prediction.
You likely won’t have
a full time job
after the age of 50.
Embrace that.
Plan for it.
Use that knowledge
to increase your probability
of success.