The author is a baby boomer who chose to keep up with technology.
Courtesy of Beth Sobiloff
When I took a typing class at 14, little did I know I was building a foundation that would help me keep up with technological changes over the next several decades.After college, I spent years working as a secretary, office manager, and eventually, executive assistant. My typing skills helped, but I was also forced to grow along with technology — from manual typewriters to electric typewriters to computers.The various jobs that I held were never very fulfilling or challenging, but being a single mother with three children left me little time to make a career move. That changed when my youngest became a teenager.The World Wide Web was bornIn 2000, the internet was growing, and companies were starting to have their own websites to market their businesses. I took a webmaster class because it seemed like designing websites was something I would like, and that changed everything.I did well in the class, mainly because I was familiar with computer programs and how to work with them. Web development languages were not too difficult, but they pushed my technical skills to the next level. My keyboarding skills were a plus.After the class, I learned about business networking and started a freelance web design business.Tech started to change rapidlyThe technology behind building a website has changed drastically over the past two decades. Had I not continued to learn about and embrace new technology, I would not have been able to continue my business.
