20 Years Later...Where am I Now?
20 years ago, May 1995, was a very important time for me as
it was the first time that I appeared in a nationally renowned magazine,
Entrepreneur, in an article entitled "Head Start - Entrepreneurial
programs give today's youth a competitive edge" written by Cynthia E.
Griffin [that's me in the article photo].
I remember the photo shoot like it was yesterday, and one of the
questions that I was asked during the shoot.
"Where will you be in 20 years?"
This all came about after coming across a copy of the
magazine and making me think about my current business aspirations as it
relates to this article and more importantly to the response that I gave which
was a truly optimistic and naive response..."semi-retired...working 4
hours a day doing the two things that I love to do; working with computers and
helping people" “I think I will
reach that goal by the time I turn 35 years old.”
Some may say that I have actually reached the goal that I set
for myself, however it is not the way that I initially envisioned it. Of course, being 25 years old, I was filled
with high aspirations for myself and did not see any limit to the success that
I would be able to achieve in 20 years; especially after the success that I had
already experienced during the first four years of pursuing my entrepreneurial
endeavors.
I just turned 45 years old [which is not always guaranteed
these days – so I chose to celebrate it like it was my 25th birthday];
I have started a new business where I will be working with computers with a
mission of helping individuals (novice and beginner users) to become more
efficient, effective, and productive users of technology and computers; and I ONLY
“work” about 4 hours a day. Not because I am semi-retired, but because I am
currently dealing with health issues that at best allow me to concentrate and
use computers between 3-4 hours a day before taking a toll on me mentally and
physically. So you see I have reached
the goal I set forth 20 years ago, just not in the way that I initially thought
I would. Not to mention the obstacles
that “Life” itself can put in one’s way as her or she pursues their personal
goals. I won’t get into that right now even
though it has played a very important role into the delaying the time frame for
achieving my entrepreneurial endeavors originated from this article in May of
1995.
That being said, I have decided to use the 20th
anniversary of this article as motivation to set new goals, based on those from
this article, new strategies and a clearer more defined story of success to be
told in 2025. So put on your seat belts
and enjoy the ride.
Click here to read the article as a PDF file.
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