Are you a baby boomer wanting to start your own business?  Are you stuck by making excuses instead of finding solutions?  These excuses will stop you dead in your tracks, just like a red light at a stop light.  But the green signal suggests you are good to go and can keep moving.

This post will discuss some of the most common excuses that I hear when my clients tell me they want to start a business.  After we explore those excuses, we discuss ways to  find solutions to move you forward.

Excuse - “I don’t have time to start a business.” Ask yourself What are you doing on your “off-time” that is preventing you from taking the first steps to start your own business?   Are you watching TV or vegging on the sofa?  Are you to tired?

Solution – Keep a time journal - Make a list of those times when you aren’t committed to a responsibility or a “must do” task where you could have been spending time researching, training or working with a coach to move you forward.  I suggest keeping a small memo pad with you so you can use it all day long.  When you start monitoring your off times, you will see that there are lots of opportunities in your day that you can take time to build your business.  Remember, if you want something bad enough, there are solutions.

Excuse - “I don’t have anything to offer.”  – As baby boomers, we have lots to offer.  Think about a hobby or a skill that you have that you can teach others.  Maybe you spent many years in one career but you always had a dream to turn a passion into profit.

Solution – My friend, Cindy Schulson, is a Niche expert who offers a FREE report called “10 Steps to Finding and Attracting Your Ideal Niche“  I highly recommend you request her report and learn the techniques and tips to help you identify your niche.  So go ahead and request your copy here ==> “10 Steps to Finding and Attracting Your Ideal Niche.”

Excuse - “I’m To Old.” – This one astounds me.  I was 55 years old when I got laid off twice in one year.  I had no money, very little savings and got rejected over and over again from job interviews.  If I had used this excuse, I would have hidden under a rock and just not come out.  Instead I found a solution.

Solution – Turn to Social Media and start your Facebook profile, a Twitter Profile and find other baby boomers who are just like you who are starting their own businesses.  Google key word phrases about baby boomers and baby boomer entrepreneurs and see what you come up with.  I bet you will be amazed at the number of baby boomers finding solutions to their retirement by starting their own business.

Excuse - “I don’t know where to begin.”  There are so many places to research and sometimes that can lead to information overload, making it harder to focus and get started.

Solution – Hire a Solutions Coach – When you hire a solutions coach, you have the opportunity to work one on one with a mentor who will hold you accountable for your goals and success.  Someone who will take you through the journey in a step by step process leading you to accomplish your goals to help you avoid overwhelm and gain confidence.

I hope these tips helped you see that baby boomers have so much to offer through their years of expertise and experience.  So take some of these solutions and get started.

What excuses do you have for not getting started in building your own business?

Until next time,

Have a great day and please leave a comment below.  I love hearing from my readers.

Cindy

Your Marketing Solutions Coach

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Are you a baby boomer with a dream of becoming a boomerpreneur?  Do you have a passion that you want to turn into a business?  If so, there is one question you should ask yourself first.  “What is my niche?”

In my 55 Strategies with an Action Guide, I suggest that my clients spend time really digging deeper before they jumpstart a business by narrowing down their niche.  If you are looking for that solution, I have just the person who can  help you.

My friend and colleague, Cindy Schulson, is a niche expert and was a person I worked with closely when I got started in my business.  Cindy worked with me closely to help me understand how broad my niche was in the beginning.  She worked with me to help me realize that my gift was helping baby boomers who were seeking a new chapter in their lives to take their offline ideas into an offline presence for profit.

Last year I had the honor of interviewing Cindy.   Since that time, she has created a coaching course and has added more products that I am proud to have been part of.

Cindy has a 2 products that I highly recommend  to help you brainstorm and write down your thoughts and ideas.   One is free report and the other is a report that you can purchase for a nominal fee.

So, if you are serious about starting your own business take the steps below and get started.  It’s still very early in the new year to set your goals into motion.

Below are my Recommended Steps for you to take.

1. Request Cindy’s FREE Report
2. Request Cindy’s Low Cost Report – When you scroll down the sales page, you will see a testimonial from yours truly.
3. Request my 55 Strategies and Action Guide AND click the “Like” button

I hope these resources can help you get started in your new journey to become a boomerpreneur.   Let me know what you think of these recommendations.

Until next time, have a nice day and remember to say hello below by leaving a comment.

Cindy

Your Solutions Coach

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In this week’s interview with another Baby Boomer who works from home, and also works outside of her home, I had the pleasure of talking with Melanie Kissell, founder of Solo Mompreneur.

Melanie spoke of the challenges and successes that she has faced while working from home.   But her persistence, dreams and determination has taken her to the next level.  This interview is enlightening, fun and loaded with insight and information.

If you would like to contact Melanie,  or learn more about her, you can reach her at Solo Mompreneur.

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