After I retired from Truck Driving because of a decline in health (Sleep Apnea). I became “Semi-Retired” (Pun).
I have now worked about 29 different job titles as an employee, contractor, temporary, self-employed (whatever). My paid/volunteer jobs have varied from materials handling (light manufacturing, re-work projects, direct market mail handling, Subway Associate), to transportation (Taxicab, Airport Shuttle, Truck Driver), to Customer Service in a Call Center (FAFSA, Medicare, Affordable Care Act) to Information Technology (Programmer, Help Desk, Computer Hobbyist (computer bulletin boards, BOINC)). I have worked as a Janitor and in Food Service “several” times.
So “What do you want to be when you grow up”? The last (odd) time I read that line was when I read Peter Drucker’s autobiography (Adventures of a Bystander) which he apparently wrote sometime when he was in his 70’s. I believe PD lived to be 93 and published more books after he was 70 than before. Since I can claim to be “way up there” too, I too wonder “What do I want to be when I grow up”?
I keep reading about “side hustles” that allow you to monetize your passions and hobbies. How can I monetize reading Science Fiction? Unless I want to become a hard-nosed reviewer, I don’t think I can. How can I monetize lending out my computers for distributed data analysis/simulations? Let’s face it, I don’t have a big enough computer rack to actually make money off it.
Clearly, I want to be a “Blogger” 🙂 But do I want to migrate to a for-pay version of WordPress where I can select Affiliate Ads and offer Info products? (What? Actually, make some money?)
Tom M
Galenson Consulting 