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@Aldersbrook
Thought I would give you an update on my change of career.
Quit my city job of 10 years in February, the day my yearly bonus hit my bank account. It felt good even though there were mind games played until the end. Said goodbye to it all, the company, the people and the industry, never felt so good to finally be myself and not pretending to be someone else just for the money.
Took a couple of months, done nothing apart from a bit of diy around the house and shit lots of Netflix.
Found a part time Job in a bike shop in may to do something fun and break the routine (and also paying some of the bills). No regret here, it’s been so refreshing to work in an environment with no target/performance/reviews/HR/cunts and all that BS. Real life?
Started working on building the outbuilding and gym in April. The transition from trader to builder was not easy but felt relatively natural tbh. Finished building in August but decided to wait for septembre to start advertising.
During that time done lots of cycling, really enjoying the new Talbot Matt built for me. Club rides 3 times a week with longer day rides. Also went touring for 4 days in Suffolk with the Mrs and her Isen. One of the best trip ever done to be honest. The freedom felt so good.
Started advertising my service in our area Wanstead/LeytonStone/Forest Gare area in East London. A couple of facebook messages on the local community groups and a few flyers in the streets around us and after one month I have had more than 10 clients which I could not have been happier with. With really enjoyable people to coach too. Find it rewarding to finally work in something I really care about and have a real impact on people’s life. A lot of my clients have actually come to a point in their life when fitness is mandatory if they don’t want to have any more complication ie. high blood pressure, diabetic etc. Being able to help them turn their life around by given them the knowledge and skills they need has been so rewarding.
Still working at the bike shop once or twice a week, hoping to keep it for the social part, bike skills and trade prices!
All in all. What a change and a pretty amazing one. After 10 years working in big corporates, being your own boss and having the freedom of working whenever you like (to some extend) is amazing.
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