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Archive for the ‘Boomer Contest’ Category

October 9th, 2008

Boomer Creativity Contest Winner and Some of the Comments

The winner in a minute, but first, my observations:
I was overwhelmed by the number of people who have great creative ideas and a desire to express those ideas.
For example: When I got divorced, my ex burned all of my poetry (along with other things). I am just now getting the creativity flowing […]

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October 7th, 2008

Boomer Creativity Contest - LAST DAY!

Children are fantastically creative because they don’t know they aren’t.  Adults are not creative because they know they are not.
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If you want to create, what’s stopping you?  I have some inspiration for you, in a book by an author named Brenda Ueland.  You can win this book by responding with a […]

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October 4th, 2008

Boomer Contest Update - How to Create

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The Boomer Creativity Contest has generated many great ideas - I’m motivated just reading them and I wish all of you could win!
There is still time to enter - the contest runs through Tuesday (October 7th).  Just go to my Contest Post and tell me what you would like to create.
Some […]

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October 1st, 2008

October Baby Boomer Contest - How to Create

In one of my journeys around the Internet I found a writer named Brenda Ueland.  She was born in 1891, died in 1985, lived in Minnesota, was married 4 times, and wrote a wonderful book titled:
If you want to write: A book about art, independence, and spirit
Ueland talks about writing, but she is really […]

By Jean -- 40 comments

September 2nd, 2008

Contest Reminder … What are your thoughts about The Age Curve?

What did you think about The Age Curve: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm by Baby Boomer Kenneth Gronbach?
Do you agree with Gronbach’s description of Baby Boomers as:
* Boomers say, “We are not our parents, and we never will be”
* Boomers are health conscious and work at staying healthy
* Growing up […]

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August 27th, 2008

“50 things to do at 50″ Contest - More Great Responses!

Here are some more great responses for the “50 things to do at 50″ contest.

Play Nintendo DS to keep your mind  sharp
Buy a Wii and get fit in the comfort of your home. I do not do gyms, so this would be a great alternative. You can do what you want, when you want and […]

By Jean -- 0 comments

August 26th, 2008

“50 things to do at 50″ Contest - Great Responses!

I have a winner in the replay of the “50 things to do at 50″ contest (more about the winner after he/she is notified). The responses were FANTASTIC and I want to share them with you, in no particular order:

Think about what you enjoy and then act on it! Start a hobby or business […]

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August 21st, 2008

“50 things to do at 50″ Contest - One Last Chance

The “revisited” “50 things to do at 50″ contest will end on Sunday, August 24, at midnight (CDT).  You have a few more days to enter.
Enter by commenting on this question “What is your advice for someone at 50 something? What should they do?  Where should they go?  What should they NOT do?”  Comment to […]

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August 17th, 2008

“50 things to do at 50″ Contest - A Replay!

Well, I discovered I missed some comments in my “50 things to do at 50″ contest in June. I can’t call it a “senior moment” since we Baby Boomers aren’t seniors. Just a mental hiccup.
Anyway, I decided to re-run the contest, with ALL the entries - all 167 of them! - […]

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August 8th, 2008

Book Contest Winner Announced!

Rob is the winner of the Small Business Boomers book contest (I used a random number generator to determine the winner).
Rob is Rob Marsh and he blogs at http://brandstory.typepad.com/. Check out his blog (I particularly liked the post about the free book).
His book suggestion was Art of the Start […]

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