I truly believe that you have to LOVE what you do – jumping out of bed each day, excited to get to the office, the kitchen table, the library or wherever it is you do your stuff from is one of “THE” most amazing things you can experience in Your working life.
I was born and bred in Liverpool, moved to New Zealand when I was seven, went through the Kiwi education system, worked for a major Governmental office, married a fifth generation New Zealander and then trained to be a travel consultant with Thomas Cook.
When I was 31 I convinced my husband to leave the land of the long white cloud to come for a working holiday to the UK for a couple of years – at the time of writing this “About Me” page (these pages must be THE hardest things to do by the way) – I’m currently 53 years young.
I consider myself a Kiwi – but I LOVE living in the UK, specifically on the Island of Anglesey in North Wales, and the opportunities it affords me. I am immensely fierce about my Liverpool/Welsh heritage but I love my Kiwi informality, community spirit and learn while you have fun and make friends attitude.
Looking back on it now, I was never destined to work for anyone else – I’ve always had big ideas, never afraid of change or a challenge or three – I loved to learn and WHY? was my favourite question.
It took me a LONG time to realise I was made to be my own boss – to have my own ideas, to take control of my situation and to make the changes I needed to see in the World.
Yes, I did say the World – because I truly believe that change happens at all levels and even the tiniest of steps each of us take can have the ability to make a positive impact, either on others or our surroundings.
I wish I’d had someone I could talk to, someone who could help a 40 plus Kiwi living in the UK take the leap earlier than I did – just because I didn’t know the “How”
It took a major change in direction to take that leap – I lost my job and with that my home (I was working as a live in housekeeper at the time and I was MISERABLE) and I had four choices…