What is this generation about. So far it seems as if for my entire life there has not been bountiful places to generate experience or skill or to gain real experience very easily. It has become very apparent to me that those things must be created by our generation.
As a white male in the typical white setting my parents did not want me working on my car in the garage. When I went to the University of Arizona I discovered that I did not want to be an Architect, when I came back to San Diego I tried my hand at the concept of engineering. My last career interest was commercial diving. I am now attempting my hand at glass blowing, casting, movie production, and graphic design, as well as some other pursuits over time. I do not know if they are what I want but it is my next step.
Back to what I mean by thrifty and what I said at the beginning. Knowing that things have elevated in price, past successful generations are less likely to hire or train, if even minimum wage jobs. Community colleges and other forms of universities including the big ones offer the best form of minimum wage jobs. They also offer shelter from debt on certin types of loans. This means that the University system can be used as the best way to gain certain assets in this new economy. I do not know what type of economy it is. All I know is that it requires a type of resourcefulness.
I am not saying that everyone falls into this category but what I am saying is that for the people who are currently struggling it means that in order to make things better you must do it differently than the methods currently generating the difficulty. Something also to remember invention is not the same as innovation. Invention means to create something new and innovation means to alter or to change something slightly in order to make it more effective. For instance an added shell onto a cellphone does not make the purpose of the cellphone better but it does solve issues directly related to it. It preserves it s value and protects it from the elements including yourself.
Just like the shell for the cell phone protects it from the elements my goal is to do the same thing. My current idea that I am trying are online. I have been helping my friends and family advertise and cell there possessions. I have filed for financial aid but to me that does not necessarily count because that was not generated through my own efforts. To me it is not in exchange for something valuable. But it is what I am using and need at the moment. Need in the since that I want input on my ideas and a place to put them.
One of my ventures is this blog. This blog on its own is not what is valuable although it is very valuable to me. It is teaching me how to market myself and others, it is teaching me how to think and articulate how to take the next step. Having a skill is still necessary but how it is delivered must change. I feel as though e-commerce combined with a personal experience is the key. I do not necessarily know if that means to have a physical location. If that means to combine an online store with a face through business cards and a physical presence. Does it mean everything? Or does it mean that there needs to be steps? If so what steps need to be taken from beginning to end?
There is no sure solution just like anything else. The best strategy is to practice and then once you have come to the challenge to face it with separate strategies. Which ever strategies that do not work are not bad they are simply a poor counter for the given situation. For instance just because the same thing is not working in a different economy does not mean that we can not be successful in it.
My biggest question is how other people are thriving in this economy?
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