The second year was spent recovering from building the house.
Sound weird?
If you read my blogs in the first year, the need for this year of recovery will make sense. So if it doesn't, read the first year of blogs, painful as it may be.
Now, quite organically, opportunities of work and being of service are showing up.
I haven't chased them. I haven't sought them out. I haven't put any effort into finding them.
They are just showing up.
And a variety to boot.
One opportunity is to join the Internet marketing age with affiliate marketing on the Web. Not my first choice, but interesting.
A second choice involves writing business plans for companies applying for financing. Also not my first choice but lucrative in a few hours per week.
The third choice does light me up...economic development. There is a man and wife here that are experienced in economic development both in the US and Central America. They are the folks working on the aquaponic agriculture.
He also has a grant to start the process for building a highway on the Caribbean coast of Panama from Colon to Almirante, about 200 miles of roadway. There is no access by land to this stretch of coast line. It is a huge need.
This is right up my ally. Not only am I familiar with road building but I am very interested in the economic development side of this project.
A place to be of service...while using my old skills.
Hmmm??? Maybe that will work.
For now, I am pursuing all avenues and I will see what pans out.
Keeping it organic, you know.
Listen to me, getting Pollyanna in my retirement.
4 comments:
wow. 200 miles of beachfront roadway in a 3rd world country - I want in! bet they do it for the cost of about 1 mile of USA interstate highway. Work always makes me want to get after it, but it has been so rare that not much triggers the 'work excitement' gene anymore. Have fun at whatever arises, Tom. Your good at it! Love, Darshan
What a project to participate in! If it comes about, I will try to include you. That would be a hoot...a couple of years building a road in the jungle. Wow! With a great friend! Can't think of much better.
Great opportunity! I hope this goes right for you... I know you'd make the biggest difference on that project.
Thanks, Bill.
I also have another friend, who is on a business trip in the US now, that relayed through his wife that he has an opportunity for me...something around finding financing for businesses in the States. Who knows??? I guess it is time to make some money and find a way to be a contribution. About time! I've satisfying my own sniveling needs for 2 years and it is not all that it is cracked up to be.
I hope, hope, hope that you are able to work out a trip to Panama this Spring. We will help here how ever we can...maybe picking you up in PC, certainly with a place stay, and maybe transportation.
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