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Hi all,
I just joined this forum after buying the Fastlane book. I just turned 50 (ugh!) and I am 6 years from retirement, unless one of my ideas is ever implemented and successful, then I'm outta here!
I am an Aerospace Engineer, former Air Force, & an amateur musician. I have a music studio at home and have written & recorded many songs. Maybe someday I will finish them and have them posted on iTunes.
I have also kept a book of inventions that I have thought of over these many years, and would like to actually implement them soon, so I can retire from this job ASAP. I have a chronic medical condition that may force me into early retirement soon, and I need to have something to fall back on.
All my ideas come from the perspective of how can I make something better, easier to use, etc. Most people say I think outside the box. Unfortunately, where I work, thinking outside the box is not encouraged (although they say it is in their pep-talks, they really only reward clones who do exactly what they are told, and don't cause a fuss). In my career I have written many computer programs that were loved by all my co-workers who I freely distributed them too, but ignored or punished by my management. Some were even stolen by contractors and sold back to our organization. This tells me I write good useful stuff, I am just not rewarded financially for it, and I am P.O.'ed about this.
Anyway, I have many things I would like to pursue, time and heath permitting:
1) An add-on to iTunes, which will make all concerned richer, but I need to somehow pitch this to someone at Apple who can make it happen and get a royalty from it, which I have no idea how to do;
2) A graphic's program for TV sports events to sell the networks. This is simple programming, but again I have to get the attention of the network execs, which is not my strong suit;
3) Multiple inventions to improve the guitar. I'm not sure how to proceed with getting prototypes made; and finally
4) Finishing my songs and selling them.
That's me and my ambitions in a nutshell.
I hope to learn and contribute a lot at this forum.
-Dave
I just joined this forum after buying the Fastlane book. I just turned 50 (ugh!) and I am 6 years from retirement, unless one of my ideas is ever implemented and successful, then I'm outta here!
I am an Aerospace Engineer, former Air Force, & an amateur musician. I have a music studio at home and have written & recorded many songs. Maybe someday I will finish them and have them posted on iTunes.
I have also kept a book of inventions that I have thought of over these many years, and would like to actually implement them soon, so I can retire from this job ASAP. I have a chronic medical condition that may force me into early retirement soon, and I need to have something to fall back on.
All my ideas come from the perspective of how can I make something better, easier to use, etc. Most people say I think outside the box. Unfortunately, where I work, thinking outside the box is not encouraged (although they say it is in their pep-talks, they really only reward clones who do exactly what they are told, and don't cause a fuss). In my career I have written many computer programs that were loved by all my co-workers who I freely distributed them too, but ignored or punished by my management. Some were even stolen by contractors and sold back to our organization. This tells me I write good useful stuff, I am just not rewarded financially for it, and I am P.O.'ed about this.
Anyway, I have many things I would like to pursue, time and heath permitting:
1) An add-on to iTunes, which will make all concerned richer, but I need to somehow pitch this to someone at Apple who can make it happen and get a royalty from it, which I have no idea how to do;
2) A graphic's program for TV sports events to sell the networks. This is simple programming, but again I have to get the attention of the network execs, which is not my strong suit;
3) Multiple inventions to improve the guitar. I'm not sure how to proceed with getting prototypes made; and finally
4) Finishing my songs and selling them.
That's me and my ambitions in a nutshell.
I hope to learn and contribute a lot at this forum.
-Dave
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