what if this is me
Well i believe that we will always be needed thank god there are many people that shy away from DIY, because they don’t have the know how or they don’t have the time or the partner wants it done quick and efficiently. So in a nutshell the tradesmen will live on.
But sometimes we do find it quiet at times and these times it might be worth considering the possibility of what other areas can i look at to make my future secure. I know having spoken to many tradesmen over my time in the industry, they do have concerns that as they get older and lets face it some work that is hands on is physical and can take it’s toll on the body day in and day out. But that is not the only factor that we have to face competition is growing and i know that when i first started i pretty much had it sown up with my contracts and private work.
But slowly i started to see more and more vans in my trade on the road and contracts were becoming scarcer.
I am a great believer in creating your own business mind by that i mean take the time to learn skills that will help and secure your future we can not rely on the the government to help us or the pensions to secure us anymore.
You have to gain control of your own destiny and the only way to do that is take action consider possibilities that will help prevent that situation of my god i am nearly retired now what i not sure i have sufficient resources to live the life i want for me and my family.
Well you are working and earning you are probably thinking i am fine but this can change very quickly i am not saying spend all your time looking for other options all i am saying is when you have the time consider making your future water tight with other options.
I recommend a book that i recently read when you read it you will understand more on my message in this post.
February 6, 2010
Tradesmen