Boomers Desire to Feel Useful
In response to my post, 5 Reasons Boomers Develop Businesses, Jeny added this:
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Boomers develop business also because they do not want to feel that they are useless to their family and society, and boomers are good entrepreneurs because they are mature and have lots of experience in life.
How true! Boomers want to feel useful and don’t want to be a burden to their families. They desire to be contributing members of society as long as they can.
They also have the added advanage of maturity and experience. Also, they’re more inclined to have what my mother called “stick-to-itiveness.” They realize a business can take time and will have more patience and persistence.
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I have seen statistics that compared to other demographics, boomers have done fairly well in keeping their jobs during this down economy. This means not only do want want to feel useful, apparently companies do value the experience and expertise they bring to the job.
I’ve read that boomers are among the first to lose their jobs when layoffs occur because they’re older and their wages are higher. Maybe the distinction is between older boomers and younger boomers. Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964.
Rita blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide