This post is part of a 100-word challenge that I accepted on the IncomePress website. The writing below the italicized text is exactly 100 words. It sums up the reason why I started Succinct Research and why I blog. Enjoy and have a Happy New Year!
Times change. Lives change. And, sometimes, we change lives. For the eight years before 2012, I was a worker–an employee; somebody that did tasks for others. I was laid off from my job even though I was a model employee.
“It was the economy, stupid.”
I was down, but now I’m coming back.
I’ve never known anything else. What can I do? The answer: start my own business online. Work for myself. Share my story with others with the hopes that the same thing won’t happen to them. I can help change others’ lives–find my passion again.
Here’s to taking a new path in 2013. Happy new year!
Right on. Here’s to 2013!
Your 100-Words is a message of hope and inspiration, bill.”
Thanks, robin. This is totally new path for me. It’s exciting and worrisome at the same time.
Hi Bill,
Great 100 word post and fascinating site — I absolutely love the way that you have focused on this niche. I was a technical writer but my site was kind of all over the place. Bookmarking you! I’ll be back (said in the Terminator voice). Aside from everything else, I’m a neighbor, being a Mesa snowbird.
Thanks for reading. I”m glad you liked the post.
There are a lot of folks working online these days and the best websites I’ve seen were all pretty concentrated in a single niche. I decided I’d focus on what I know– cultural resources archaeology and technical writing. Stay tuned to the website and watch my Succinct Research News page because I’ve got a lot of guest posts coming up in 2013. Thanks again.