My quirky behavior is not due to a mid-life crisis. It has been a tumultuous year, I admit. But this is not about that. This is a note to you my readers, and not a post. I have much to share, some of which you may be able to use in your own life. But I haven’t totally digested everything yet. So I have just made a list. They include:
1) It’s how the younger artists at Art Basel inspired me. In light of a recent conversation I read on apathy among midlifers, this trip reminded me that I can become excited about something.
2) It’s the excitement of becoming a Grandmother next year which goes hand in hand with point 1.
3) It’s the possibility of going abroad to participate in Social Media Week Lagos. Social Media Weeks abroad offers different possibilities than what are sometimes available locally.
4) It’s the launch of my new very specific services that will help me live my dream and serve my community. After so many fits and starts, one day I went inside myself and I could see.
5) It’s the rebranding of Boomerwizdom and the launch of a Travel Site. Longevity Culinary Tours anyone with combined yoga.
6) It’s my January date to begin classes to become Pilates certified. Finally I begin my dream to facilitate pilates classes for people with physical restrictions.
7) It’s how I got my first client this year. I tried to give them to someone else.
8) It’s how I got widespread readership when I was not trying.
9) It’s what I really learned this year in the Social Media business as a booming midlifer, who has had NO venture capitalists backing my dreams other than my small group of readers who have kept me engaged. I thank you.
10) It’s the re-acceptance of who I am today. (smile)
Even more important than what I want to share, puh-leeze tell me what you are interested in learning. From my lips to yours, what are the 3 things that preoccupy your mind the most. Won’t you leave me a response. Happy holiday season. See you in a day or so.
Krystal Grant says
Pilates! Wow. I did Yoga once. I know it’s not the same thing as Pilates but that’s the closest I’ve come to it. It was a wonderful workout. I’m thinking about doing more of it in 2013.
And Social Media Week in Lagos sounds AMAZING!
Gregory Baggett says
1) writing
2) demystifying higher ed for college-bound students and college students bound for graduate school.
3) sustainability of limited equity cooperatives
boomrwiz says
With a name like Rogue Academic, I would imagine that you spend a lot of time not just writing but thinking about how to turn thinking into thoughts and ideas that precipitate change. Point 2 is a huge challenge and you couldn’t be paid enough for demystifying higher ed and changing the future. This is really paying it forward kind of work. You have no real idea what the payout will be. What makes you want to do this. Where does your commitment come from?
And point 3 re: limited equity cooperatives: I must say, affordable housing has been on my mind most of this year. I lived in a Harlem coop in the 80s. There were some problems with full cooperation. I also spent ALL of this year attempting to negotiate a lower interest rate mortgage consistent with Obama’s legislation to no avail. And I have started looking for alternative housing. I will probably write about this search because there are many people that I know who have fewer rather resources and are concerned about the majority of their resources going to housing and/or the support of housing. ARe you looking to form an equity cooperative?