Summer days....

I’m away for the summer holidays in Cornwall. We’ve had an amazing time and I realise how lucky I am to be able to work and take the kids to the beach and experience days like these. There are ups and downs to running your own business and it’s a constant juggling act but here are afew things to appreciate if you do work for yourself!

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1. You decide when you work - this of course has to be #1. I work round family commitments and as a single parent it’s so important for me to be able to do the ‘school run’ when I can.

2. You get to make a difference - quite often when you work for someone else you feel divorced from the outcome of your hard work. When you work for yourself you get to decide the mission and vision of your company and see the results first hand. I love that.

3. You get to work from home - technology is so advanced now I hold meetings and training from the comfort of my own home.

4. You choose who you work with - I’m sure everyone has been saddled with a co-worker they don’t get along with. It’s a hard fact of life for many people. As your own boss you choose your co-workers and can employ people who have the same vision as you.

5. Selling your company after its gets big can have you set for life - that’s if you can get over the downs of running a business of course!!

We’ll come to them in my next post! Today I’m just feeling grateful! 💕