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Originally Posted by Jean-Paul
This is sadly a younger man's industry in terms of breaking in.
I make a decent living now, but it took me years to develop, and I started when I was 19 with no encumbrances like a mortgage or a family. Benefits are nil with some exceptions, and it is not stable like a salary... You are very similar to a sales person working on commission only.
I'm not trying to discourage you, just making sure that you have a realistic view of what you are looking into so you don't make an uninformed decision. It is a rewarding career or I wouldn't still be doing it, but it's definitely not for everyone.
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Thanks Jean-Paul!
That is a concern of mine. Being older (45) and having a family to house, dress, and feed, etc. I realize that I may need to start out doing the PT work and "something else" at the same time to try and match what I was making. And that concerns me, not being able to give the PT side all of my focus.
But, on the plus side, I was hoping that being older might be a plus in that potential clients my age and older might feel more comfortable with, and easier to connect, with me over someone who was 22. Make sense?