Wednesday, September 18, 2013

"Everything I Have I Owe to Alternate Universes"

By Burt Goldman / Creator of Quantum Jumping

I’m 81 years old, and in many ways, I’m just like any other person my age—I relish peace and quiet, I like spending time with my grandchildren, and I enjoy nothing more than sitting down to a good book.


I think it’s fair to say I’ve gone past my physical prime. No surprises there. But in the past few years, I’ve accomplished a variety of things that even I can’t wrap my head around. A handful of them include:


  • Took up painting just before I turned 80—and my artwork hangs in a museum to prove it.
  • With no knowledge of photography, got my photographs into the International Photography Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.
  • Out of nowhere, found the inspiration to write multiple novels—including my first Western.
  • Started a million-dollar online business.

In the space of just a few years, how on earth did a normal American senior citizen like myself accomplish not one, but multiple goals that some people spend their entire lives chasing?


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