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Comment by William Knegendorf on October 3, 2011 at 2:29pm

Media Events – Current Schedule

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Bill

October 4th – 9:30am (EST): Bill will be interviewed on the radio show Real Estate Trends, hosted by Gil & Pat Bricault, broadcast on radio station WBLQ-AM or streamed live at wblq.net. The topic will be “Strategies to Keep From Being Economically Trapped in Your House”.

October 4th – 1:00pm (EST): Bill will be interviewed on the radio show Boomer and the Babe, hosted by Pete Peters & Deborah Brown, broadcast live at Blogtalkradio. The topic will be “How United Boomers of America (UBA) Benefits Boomers”.

October 11th – 9:30am (EST): Bill will be interviewed on the radio show Real Estate Trends, hosted by Gil & Pat Bricault, broadcast on radio station WBLQ-AM or streamed live at wblq.net. The topic will be “Strategies to Keep From Being Economically Trapped in Your House”(Part 2).

Comment by William Knegendorf on October 2, 2011 at 7:30pm

BOOMER WORK LOSS – WHAT’S REALLY CAUSING THE PAIN?

Tom couldn’t believe his ears.  His boss had just restructured the department, and his 25 year career was over.  Being 21 years older than anyone else in the department, and his boss being only 29 years old, Tom felt unfairly judged.  He had received an excellent review 10 months earlier and was working even harder this year.  His immediate view of the cause of his pain was obvious - Age Discrimination.  However, additional reflection revealed that Tom had never held a “How can I help you achieve your goals” discussion with his boss.  He also never raised that kind of question with any of the younger associates in his department.  Over time, they had developed a team among themselves, and Tom didn’t realize that was happening.  Their team was focusing on helping their boss, but Tom only focused on performing his tasks to the best of his ability.  After his termination, instead of looking inward and thinking, “I lost touch with both the team and my boss by focusing so much on me.”, Tom chose to think others caused his pain by their “discrimination against older workers”.  The natural human response to a “perceived” attack is to emotionally defend ourselves in every way we can.  Tom was just acting normal.

 

BEFORE YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR EMOTIONS

FROM A WORK LOSS,

STOP – TAKE A DEEP BREATH

 

NOW ASK YOURSELF THE KEY QUESTION:

WHAT JUST REALLY HAPPENED?

 

 

 

How do winners react to negative work news?

 

Winners don’t focus on the result, “Those *#@+x%?’s just fired me!”

Winners focus on the cause, “Why was that decision made?”

 

Winners don’t waste time and resources curing self-created pain, “I’m a loser”.

Winners see leaving the old position to be a great opportunity to grow.

 

Winners don’t want another “like my old job”.

Winners want to find “a better opportunity”

 

Like a hospital’s ER staff, Boomer workers need a lot more information about, “What is really causing their pain?”

Comment by William Knegendorf on September 27, 2011 at 7:11pm

Some early questions about UBA ask, “Is only $20 for an entire year the correct membership amount?” Absolutely! And you also get a FREE COPY of the $19.95 eBook “BOOMER BREAKTHROUGH! If you consider that the $20 pays for the book, then all the UBA resources are Free. That annual membership support allows UBA to deliver their services, products, information, tools and resources WITHOUT ANY ADVERTISING – NO banner ads, NO pop-ups, NO scroll bars, NO buy-buy-buy! Our Boomer community exists for the members (To Boomers -For Boomers – By Boomers). UBA receives no compensation from service or product providers we may discuss. UBA speaks with no financial interest in our opinions. The only benefit that counts is the benefit to our members.

Comment by William Knegendorf on September 24, 2011 at 9:28pm

We have received questions about UBA, and the most frequent one is answered below:

HOW DOES UBA HELP BOOMERS?

United Boomers of America (“UBA”) was created to
be a community where Baby Boomers can find
encouragement, motivation, and inspiration as they
bridge from their current work situation to their
BOOMER BEST WORK™(“BBW”).  Equally important,
UBA provides Boomers with all the tools and
resources necessary to follow their BBW Success
Plan to achieve joy & fulfillment. UBA believes that
only by developing a long lasting relationship with our
members can we understand their “Key Values”.
Because every member’s “Key Values” are unique,
we provide a wide range of resources for your BBW
Success Plan.

The marketplace is flooded with "trainers, career
consultants, and coaches" who sell solutions for
everyone, yet know little about the unique psychology
behind Boomer self-motivated achievement.  Since
UBA is To Boomers, For Boomers, and By Boomers,
we understand that no amount of training, pleading or
force will make a Boomer happy to live up to
somebody else’s expectations.  By getting rid of
energy draining stress generated by other people’s
unrealistic demands, you will discover the energy to
get your own BBW.  By refocusing on your BBW,
you will benefit immediately by enjoying the freedom
as you escape from the old stereotypes imposed by
others. Other benefits that begin when
your membership is processed at
 www.unitedboomersofamerica.com, UBA 

Provides a community - never feel alone again;

Presents a "BBW Breakthrough System" designed
according to Hiring Manager specifications;

Provides access to Certified Boomer Friendly
Resources saving you search time;

Provides access to proven technical skills;

Provides a sounding board to evaluate new
work opportunities;

Provides a free monthly BBW Newsletter
with latest workplace developments;

Provides independent Boomer focused
industry research;

Provides a FREE copy of the 2011 ebook update
of "BOOMER BREAKTHROUGH!"- Five Energizing
Steps to BOOMER BEST WORK Success! -
available at www.unitedboomersofamerica.com




UBA will always be true to the needs of its members,
and UBA members should act according to their
heartfelt desires. Our proprietary BBW Breakthrough
System will reinforce the strengths and qualities of
each member, leverage their uniqueness, and
overcome marketplace resistance. These simple
step-by-step techniques, when acted upon by
committed members, will deliver results.  Every day
UBA researches the key forces pressing on you in
a rapidly changing workplace:
   
- ENVIRONMENTS CHANGE
- REGULATIONS CHANGE
- MARKETS CHANGE
- COMPANIES CHANGE
- PEOPLE CHANGE
- VALUES CHANGE



UBA welcomes member suggestions to benefit the
nationwide membership. We want each member
relationship to develop realistic and practical work
solutions to be used promptly and economically.
UBA provides successful principals, methods, and
techniques in a way that the tools provided may be
properly used by the member independently. The
nationwide UBA community is prepared to assist
 with each member’s BBW Success Plan.
 

UBA PLEDGE TO MEMBERS

We will relentlessly secure and protect all confidential
member information.

We will never sell, trade, or distribute any e-mail
information.

We will at all times place the interests of the UBA
member community ahead of any individual.

We will support the UBA community with integrity,
competence, and objectivity.

We will make certain that our advice to members
is based on impartial consideration of all pertinent
facts and responsible opinions.

We will never use individual UBA member’s personal
information for our financial benefit.

We will never accept fees, commissions, or other
monetary consideration for recommendations.

We will never display advertising.

Stop by and see how to find your BOOMER BEST WORK!

Comment by William Knegendorf on September 20, 2011 at 6:57pm

It's a UBA!

After 11 years of gestation - elephants don't have anything on UBA - when you wake in the morning, the UBA website will be live at unitedboomersofamerica.com.

Part of our development will involve Radio, TV, Live Events, a BOOMER BEST WORK magazine, monthly newsletter, blog, webinars, video training, an eight book BOOMER BEST WORK Book Series, and other resources suggested by our members.  We are currently looking for Boomers - including veterans - who might have special skill and talents in the following catagories:

Social Media

Video

TV/Radio

Book/Magazine Publishing

Business/Industry Analysis

Event Coordinator

Comic Book Illustrator

The ideal situation would end up with the person becoming a strategic partner in the development of UBA.  Thanks to everyone for their patience.  We never gave up!  UBA is our BOOMER BEST WORK.

Comment by William Knegendorf on July 1, 2011 at 9:47am

We are days away from going live with the UBA website.  I promised you early followers you would get info here first, so you're seeing the Member News below that will not be seen anywhere else till the go live date.  Thanks for your patience.  Getting everyone in development to understand something that has never been done before takes a lot of time. 

 

UBA COMMUNITY NEWS

         UNITED BOOMERS OF AMERICA                      JULY, 2011

 

SEEKING MEMBER SUGGESTIONS

This Phase 1 version of the UBA website was built using the Wordpress platform.  Scheduled for release in September, Phase 2 will be easier, faster, and much more powerful.  Phase 2 is being built using an independent platform which gives us both the ability to provide added benefits to our members and the flexibility to make changes to the site based on member suggestions & needs.  Boomers have been asking for our help now, so we are delivering phase 1 giving Boomers a place where they can take advantage of our resources today.  All member suggestions and ideas are encouraged to expand member participation in the phase 2 development.  Thanks for helping make your UBA better for all the members.

 

LOOKING FOR PARTNERS

UBA is looking within our membership for several individuals who want to be part of accomplishing the UBA mission long term.  We are not looking for an employee mindset.  We are looking for individuals who see themself developing a division of the overall organization.  Current plans envision opportunities in the following Divisions:

Broadcast Media

Social Media

Publishing

Industry Research

Event Management

Contact:  wak@unitedboomersofamerica.com

 

 

FEEDBACK ON LOOK & FEEL OF UBA WEBSITE

Our goal for the UBA website is to create a feeling of friendly acceptance.  We don’t want to appear like an institution.  On the other hand, we don’t want to look like our home page was designed by the 4^th grade at an elementary school with no computer classes.  We are particularly interested in any reaction to the dropdown concept.  The use of PDF downloads for large content resources gives you choices for how to manage your use of that content.  We are planning to add videos in Phase 2.  Feedback so far has been to provide the text before video.

LOOKING FOR SERVICE AND PRODUCT PROVIDERS

We are building our Directory of service and product providers that have received the free certification as “Boomer Friendly” by the Key Value Institute.  Our members will be able to use any service or product in the Directory with confidence since every provider in the Directory supports the UBA CODE OF CONDUCT.  Since the listed resources are also UBA members, UBA is promoting a member’s services and products to other UBA members.  UBA also looks to our Directory providers first when a UBA need arises.

 

The categories below need resource providers immediately.  If you know a Boomer friendly service or product provider that you would recommend to your friends, ask them to apply for free Certification (after we go live) so they can be promoted in the UBA Directory and other UBA media systems nationwide.  While you are helping someone else’s business, they are helping yours!

 

UNEMPLOYED BOOMERS

            Work Search

            “Career Fairs”

            Candidate Screening

            Relocation Centers

 

UNDEREMPLOYED AND MISERABLY EMPLOYED BOOMERS

            Workplace Management

            Increasing Your Value

            Exit Strategies

 

ALL BOOMERS

SELF DEVELOPMENT

            Personality Questionnaire

            Career Tests

            Workplace Insights

                        Entry level

                        Part-time

                        Internships

                        Contract/Freelance

            Personal Coaches

            Personal Mentors

 

YOUR OWN BUSINESS

            Entrepreneur Personality

            Franchises

            Work Life

            Team Building

            Management

            Technology

            Community

            Copywriters

            Inventors

            Media/Publicity

            Green Business

            Disabled Business

            Minority Business

            Veterans Business

            Womens Business

            On Line E Business

 

BUSINESS START-UPS

            Finance

            Facility Development

            Licenses & Permits

            Marketing

            Video

            Advertising

            Sales

            Business Forms

 

HOME BASED BUSINESS

            Before You Begin

            Facility Set Up

            Licenses & Permits

            Franchise vs. Build Your Own

            Financing

            Marketing from Home

            Tax Info

 

UBA LEARNING CENTER

            Skills Training

            College Degrees

            College Search

            Books

            e-Books

            Periodicals

            Programs/Courses

            CD’s/MP3’s

            DVD’s

            Learning Tools

Comment by Jennie Hasselbacher on April 7, 2011 at 11:47am

Oh, for anyone unfamiliar with what QR codes are, it's a code you can use for anything from a website, to a single product. They appear as a black and white 'box', and can be placed anywhere on a 'flat' surface (such as in your tv commercial or on a flyer or newspaper display ad), and when someone has installed a specific app on their smartphone, they can run the app, scan the code with their phone, and be taken directly to that web page that describes more about the product/service! They are already seeing major popularity in many 'finer' retail establishments worldwide.

To start generating your own QR codes for your web site and/or products, just Google 'qr code generator'. Most are free!

And good luck! :)

Comment by Jennie Hasselbacher on April 7, 2011 at 11:28am

LOL All pennies appreciated William!

Actually, I'm uncertain whether an .me version WOULD work with ALL phones, as I do not work with mobile codes myself. And yes, I do believe the tablet PCs would work with the .me, but don't quote me on it!

The offer of a Social Media Advisor sounds wonderful, though I'm still in the learning process myself. Only discovered the new 'QR codes' last week, and have a QR code for my SelfHelpforSeniors.com site already! This is definitely the wave of our marketing future, BTW. If I WERE an Advisor, I would HIGHLY recommend ANYone with products or services for sale to check into them!

 

Your IT partner - are you referring to iMedia then? or another? I'd like to hear more...

 

~ Jennie

 

Comment by William Knegendorf on April 5, 2011 at 9:32pm

Jennie- Thanks for your insight.  Would the .me version work on all phones?  Also would the .me version be needed for the tablet platforms?  UBA is looking for a Boomer to be our Social Media Adviser to work with our IT partner.  I will be happy to send you some pennies so you don't run out of your two cents :)

Comment by Jennie Hasselbacher on April 5, 2011 at 8:47pm

Greetings William

I totally agree with Royce. In fact, there are those of us 'younger' boomers that would even produce a .me version (for tutorial by SmartPhone).

 

Just my two cents :)

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