Week Ahead

Looking forward to the 7th Annual Conference on Thursday. Get a chance to meet the rest of the finalists and hopefully get an insight into how others have done this.
My ugly mug was in the paper and on internet, the kids thought it was really funny to see dad on the computer and in the news.

Been pulling in all my contacts for voting, being a one man business I appear to be limited on that front, I suppose others with internet based sites have a better chance of pulling in loads of votes, but will plod on an keep threatening, sorry asking friends and family to spread the word!

All in all this has been a very good experience for me, even to have made it this far. who'd have even thought 18 months ago when I was basically looking at keeping the roof over our heads that I would be in the situation I'm in now. The conference should be great, not sure what I'm expecting, but to hear views from people who have started from nothing and hopefully had the same walls to climb that I've had too, and have still made it against all odds should be uplifting.

If anyone thinking of going into business ever reads this, and you are thinking of giving up, don't. If you are actually thinking of it, then you have your first step done, as you will already have the passion to be your own boss, that is all you need. there are many doors that will be closed to you, but round the next corner you will find one thats open, and then it all falls into place. It isn't easy, and you will want to think it's all over many times, or you may just land lucky. You just need to pick yourself up and crack on. Overall if you believe it and you have the support of your family and they believe it, it will happen one day.

I never in a million years think I would be doing all of this when I was made redundant, I didn't even have a thought of it, I spent a few months looking for work, and offering my services for next to nothing to try and get a job. The trade I am in is expensive to set up, but I have got there slowly. I also spent our last £1200 a month before Christmas to start things off, that was the kids present money and a couple of mortgage payments, totally crazy I know. The main reason was if I hadn't have done it then we would have probably never had £1200 in the account again, so taking a massive risk did actually pay off.

I'm still getting used to this blogging stuff, and will update any information that may arise up to Thursday, and will let your know how the conference goes.