Career Advantage--was Average Age

[Alan]

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Hi. almost 58, married 37 years, 6 kids, 5 grandchildren, 1 cat. Life is
good.
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Some  important age-related reasons why I chose piano work as a 4th or =
5th
career:
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1.  It's self employment. No boss but the customer. Hours as I choose.
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2.  Can't be forced to retire as long as the body holds up.
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3.  Can work as little or as much as one needs to, especially after
"retirement."
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4.  I think age actually commands respect in this profession--they think =
you
must know something if your hair is grey (or gone away). Some fields, =
like
computers, are very, very tough on older people--especially people =
trying to
get started at any age past about 21.
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5.  Beats the heck out of being a Wal-Mart greeter, does it not?
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There are a lot of other reasons I really like the business--including =
the
camaradarie of youse guys.
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When I was choosing this career direction (years ago, now) I did make =
one
slight miscalculation, however ... I thought it would be easy.=20
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Ha.
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Happy, joyous, boundlessly fun and profitable New Year to all.
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Alan R. Barnard
Slightly Senile in Salem, MO
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