U-Turn Ahead

I made the decision about three months ago to make a change, but I didn’t have a definite plan for what I wanted to do. As a matter of fact, I still don’t have a clear plan. But I have a strategy!First, I’ve decided that I could not make the big jump from employment to self-employment. I didn’t have the cash reserve or a plan that would produce a sustainable income. So my choice has been to start earning income through business projects while remaining employed. I call that being a jobreprenuer.

This website (and others I am working on) are the beginning of my journey. I am working to design a handful of income producing websites. Some will be total failures, and those will be dropped. I expect some will produce a financial return. Slowly at first, but with time and hard work, I expect to realize a meaningful income.

I am starting with this site to share information (and my story) on midlife career changes. I will support the website through advertising. I am also developing a blog for nonprofit leaders, a self-improvement site, and a trivia website. These may have membership features in addition to advertising revenue. That has not yet been determined.

I also expect that this journey could lead me down paths I have not anticipated. I am actually expecting this. I am ready to go with where this journey takes me. In the meantime, I will keep my current job and continue this work at night and on weekends.