The term one step forward and two steps back seems current and its good to know that it will only be a passing phase. A few health concerns and family issues are certainly easier to come to terms with as you start to get past them, but I don't think a blog is the place to discuss anyway.
Had intended to start a Business course this very week but a slow build up of Hypertension has meant a postponement of activity. As a consequence, it has opened up more options, as I discovered at Newcastle City library just yesterday.
For comic affect, my dad used to say "as one door shuts another one clashes" but on this occasion a mixture of Newcastle Enterprise culture and just being in the building meant I picked up on some new websites when really I thought I was there for a mentoring update.
"Are you over 50 and looking to start your own business", said the wall mounted A4 sheet. Well I'm sure that if I trawled the web I would find lots more local other brands that were available but this just felt like right place, right time.
Everybody needs a starting point and its easy to get dragged off in different directions with a lot of well intentioned information that tends to confuse the issue and put the cart before the horse.
Basically, to avoid Hypertension, among other practical solutions, I need a structured Business course, reasonably local and with a proven record of successful applicants that went on to challenge the world and Alan Sugar. (Good luck with that then!)
Confidence keeps cropping up as a key element in the process. As daunting a challenge as Business and Self Employment may be, unless you have faith in your skill sets you may well be barking up the wrong tree. Test the water with introductory courses to see if it's for you. If confidence is an issue, you are not alone in thinking this way.
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