Edward Massey is a consultant and the author of Every Soul Is Free. He also has a company that focuses on the concept of using family stories and history to pass the values across generations.
70% of inherited wealth is dissipated by the second generation. 90% of inherited wealth is dissipated by the third generation. It is a difficult task and he approaches it by talking about something that is not money. How do you build a value system that is really representative of what your family stands for?
Consulting is a business of viewing people. Get in the path of the kind of people that you want to work with.
You will have to take a lot of rejection.
The answer is always yes until it is no.
A person has to be a bit willing to run at blind alleys, what that means is not to chide yourself that you run at blind alleys.
Baby boomers that are retired accountants and have a passion for baseball can find the name of every baseball agent online and write to them and say that you are looking to develop a practice as account and financial analyst to baseball players.
Do tangible things that are consistent with what it is you want to achieve.
If you live in a town that has a minor league baseball team, talk to the people that operate the team and see if there is anything that you can do with them.
Visit banks and see if they have any leads, talk to any people you know.
All of these opportunities are created by human interaction. You have to be available to let lightning strike.
Send letters to everyone in your rolodex and explain what services you offer now after retirement.
Look deeply into what your specialty is. Go for firms that are investing in that area.
Baby boomers that want to write a book:
What they should do is sit down and write.
Baby boomers should get involved with the writing community, either doing workshops, going to classes or conferences.
Finish your manuscript.
You can self-publish using a publishing company. Everybody has to examine their own circumstances.
There are a lot of things people can do in retirement years.
Take on anything new that you want to do, but it requires a little bit of entrepreneurship that you need to go out and let the world know you are available. Talk to people and tell them what you are doing, find your passion.
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