Hello To You From Me

This is @appent, which is an abbreviation of Apprentice Entrepreneur (which is how I think of myself as I'm still learning) AKA Dave Everett. I'm told by my mentor @hopehuggs that the first thing I should do is verify myself, so here goes:

I would like to publicly thank @hopehuggs for the introduction to Steemit via her excellent book Post2Profit. So, having got the formalities out of the way, who am I?

My Career History

Unless someone can correct me, at 72 years of age I could very well be the oldest member here, although I must confess that my age causes me no concern whatsoever.

I was born at a very early age at Colchester in the UK, then followed the natural progression from childhood, through schooling, to adulthood. Although I attended a grammar school and gained 3 GCEs along the way, my career path has been very unorthodox and varied.

I began my work life training to become an accountant, until I realized that in order to be successful I would need to study five nights a week for the next five years. (Holds hands up in horror!) That plan quickly fell by the wayside (one of my first life changing errors) and I settled for a more mundane job and began enjoying life.

By the time I was 22 I had held 22 jobs, which finally made me realize that I needed to settle down and try to get somewhere in life, so I enlisted in the Royal Air Force as a photographer. Initially signing up for 5 years, I later extended my service to 12 years, spending the last four of them with the ground crew of the Red Arrows aerobatic team.

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After leaving the RAF I was mainly involved in sales and sales management until I retired.

My Internet History

As far as the internet is concerned, I have been involved in one way or another for around 20 years. In keeping with thousands of others I suffered from that deadly disease "Bright Shiny Object" syndrome, resulting in many thousands of dollars being spent with very little to show for it.

Currently I am concentrating on just 2 potential income avenues. This (Steemit) is the first one, and the publication of journals, planners etc is the second.

Future Plans

It is my sincere hope that with my varied experiences I can provide some entertainment value for those that choose to follow me. I hope it is YOU that I will be speaking to in the near future.

Dave Everett