Wow, it feels good to know you’re interested in me! :-)
You could be anywhere in the world, but you have chosen to be here, I totally appreciate that.My great friend from Italy, Betty, we go back decades!!
I'm the normal dressed one!
If I were a glass of beer I'd be half full ..well, that's until someone shouted CHEERS! :o) ...If I were a household object I guess I’d be an energy saving lightbulb as I’m bright, uncomplicated, dependable and useful. ...If I were an animal I’d be a border collie because I’m very energetic, adventurous, loyal and I like to chase sheep all day. ...If I were George Michael I’d give up falling asleep behind the wheel and get a chauffeur.
I hope you'll find me much more intelligent than my attempts at writing wit. I have a good balance in my life between working hard at my own business and taking life easy, travelling, mixing with friends and having fun. Life is good because I choose it to be.
When I'm not with friends, caring for my disabled parent, or working you might be lucky to see me in my shorts at the gym or in the local pool doing the C-A-N-N-O-N-B-A-L-L. ;o) Otherwise, I’ll be relaxing in my garden with a good book, being creative, painting a picture or planning my next business venture. Life never stays still with me and I am ambitious to always be moving forward.
I like to chill out and relax often, and work when I can. I've a home business online and on the phone, and I've friends in all countries, so I'm rarely alone. I am very health conscious, into fitness and healthy eating. I like to cook with wine and on occasions will add food! haha! I enjoy most sports, I swim regularly during the week and like to I cycle through the countryside, play tennis and badminton. I enjoy self-study, so I do like to read books that inspire and motivate to improve myself, and I love to succeed.
Funky Cat Music - 9Lives series. (Acrylic inks)
I do consider myself a good listener and I enjoy discussions with my friends. My friends are spread across all age groups, and that's perhaps because I enjoy a wide variety of activities and interests.
Besides now also being a carer, my love for creativity has never stopped, I've privately published several ranges of art cards and Christmas cards, created my Olliebear cartoon character ...and my abstract floral paintings ended up in some smart Italian villas.
I used to play the classical guitar with passion until I broke my fingers playing rugby, so I'm now very confident and play a mean chord on the air guitar.
I can type with four fingers, sadly two of them need spell check. And even after years of practise I continue to be the world's worst karaoke singer! LOL
I guess I do a lot of reading, researching and surfing so I find I do have things in common with most people. I enjoy the company of others and welcome the opportunity to interact or share ideas. Shaking Hands Across The Internet...For the last few years I've been working, learning and teaching others how to create a home-based business online. The Internet has turned out to be an oasis of opportunity for my friends and myself. Whether it has been to make quick emergency cash or to build a more long-term residual income. The Internet has allowed us to change our career paths and take better control of our lives at a more leisurely pace.Some Of Life's Bumpy Journey...Life wasn't always this laid back though, I used to be CEO of my own brand design agency in London for many years, creating corporate identities and branded literature systems for many household brands and multinational blue-chip clients. Saying life was hectic would be an understatement! I was good at what I did and the new business referrals never stopped, but daily deadlines, the stresses of running a service type business, dealing with the additional headaches of staff sickies, banks, and government bureaucracy eventually made the venture lose its challenge.
Slowly, the realisation set in that all I had really owned was a well paid work-a-holic job that resulted in burnout. So, I sold the business and quit London to return to the family home and spend time caring for my sick father. He was in the later stages of Alzheimer's Disease and was no longer able to cope with the care for my disabled mother, life couldn't get anymore more challenging!Time And Bills Wait For No Man...Even during the years when things were going great I started to wonder how come as I got older I was having to work harder and harder just to stand still, let alone get ahead or start to live my dreams. Even when I achieved bumper business profits it still all seemed to all go on the mortgage, car payments, bills and credit card debts.
Taking onboard the care for both parents meant the future didn't look too financially bright either. Juggling caring with business and the need to keep on top of the bills proved more of a challenge than I had anticipated, leaving nothing to save for the future.
Having been self-employed since my teenage years, I had developed a strong entrepreneurial mind set and knew that with the Internet I could find a better way of making money, one that would eventually lead to a more financially secure future and comfortable lifestyle.My Next Step Was A Simple One...
Become a Corporate "Escapee"I searched the Internet and after wading through all the obvious do nothing and 'get rich quick' scams I found something that was a little different. To find out what happened next please read my blog article here.I Believe... "Life is well spent when you develop a love of learning. If I can learn something new each day to improve my life, then I know I have helped someone in return."