Karmacat: To Infinity And Beyond!

Double_Trouble

Karmacat wrote: »

the multiquote thingy didn't pick up that I asked it to quote you as well, DT .... okay, I understand the difficulty a bit more, sorry Haven't you been doing Firewalker's exercises? How did that go? Or what about the local chamber of commerce?

**stops and thinks**

Okay, what kind of income are you actually looking for? What jobs give that income? Self employed or salaried? Any of those jobs that you like? That you don't have to train for? I'm sure it was you I said it to, that if you like where you live and don't want to move, *and* want a job with a biggish income, then it has to be something about the web.... what about virtual assistant, like a PA but online?

I know .... give us a stream of consciousness type paragraph about your search .... we'll take it from there. Sorry to butt in, its just that I'm *sort* of going through that too - I'm focussed on the trading, but I'm also trying to imagine what my life would be like when I was having the trading as my main income, and its quite difficult to imagine.




EDIT - hi Pippi! Thanks, I will! Off for a cuppa tea, brb........ (I' ve finally realised what those initials mean )

Hi KC glad you have had a better way.

Yes I did firewalkers questions - clever wallpaper remember :eek: actually I am even struggling with wallpaper at the moment even with border adheshive my border doesn't want to stick to the wall :mad: :mad: but that is beside the point

You ask about income I need a serious income as our debts are still quite high, I am not exactly a spring chicken and in 7 years time we will have even more problems getting a mortgage as OH will be 70 and the majority of our mortgage is interest only so a ticking time bomb I have one son to support through uni and potentially one daughter to support when she decides what she wants to do and two littlies only just starting in education and in 6 years time we need to sort out secondary schools which are rubbish here and as the older two had a private education that is likely to be the way forward but only if I can come up with the money:eek:

But experience is the next problem have not worked properly for the last 14 years and I haven't had an interview for a job in 27 years so no CV and no confidence:o got my previous jobs by personal recommendation but the job market has changed a lot and those jobs are no longer open to me - so that leaves self employment and that's where the ideas run out .....................

DTxx

MrsMoo2U

Oh this thread makes me smile, zhuzzing hoovers, emptying understairs cubbies and making fabric cards etc. Pippajo with your great postivity in the face of adversity. Squirrel wanting to hibernate and what can I say about Z? (probably best to say nothing me thinks).
Thanks everyone, I needed that upturn at the corners of the lips........ it has been a long day.

Karmacat

Of course! Clever wallpaper Okay, your post *does* show the next step to me, if not the ultimate answer. This bit:

"But experience is the next problem have not worked properly for the last 14 years and I haven't had an interview for a job in 27 years so no CV and no confidence:o got my previous jobs by personal recommendation but the job market has changed a lot and those jobs are no longer open to me - so that leaves self employment and that's where the ideas run out ....................."

Just remember what you were doing at the beginning of this week - all those charity accounts and newsletters and whatnot ... look at how you stepped in as K4K liaison! You can certainly update your CV to take account of what you've been doing - its not only paid jobs that count. Like you, I can't imagine any salaried job giving me the salary I want at my age - so its self employment, but finishing off a CV could also suggest to you where you could apply yourself in that way too.

And if you're lacking in confidence in person (because the stuff you describe yourself doing certainly doesn't *sound* lacking in confidence) then thats an immediate step also, work on the confidence issues - get that Paul McKenna book, or work through Mr Big's exercises again, something. I think it was Fantasia that metnioned Barbara Sher as being her inspiration, check out her website, I liked the sound of her. Or go with a favourite book you already have at home.

You've been an absolute dynamo these last few months - I think the last point is maybe most important in the long term for you?

Karmacat

I forgot about what Z said about zhuzz - a great score? :D:D I could do with scoring

Except he called it flagrant cheating :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

MrsMoo2U

Sorry, I posted my last post before reading the last page. DT, KC has this spot on. You have been amazing with the things you have done recently. You need to start by focusing on your skills so doing a CV will help you to do that. Also think about what you enjoy doing, and what others say that you are good at. Not having had a an interview is not necessarily a barrier to getting work. Am I right that you are in NWales area? I would be happy to help you work on the interviewing skills if that would help (as and when you get any interviews or before) I am in Mid Wales but would be happy to meet up somewhere and have a chat. There are currently adverts for census jobs which might be a good starting point as they are a mixture of full and part time and in local areas. Check out their website https://censusjobs.co.uk/fe/tpl_census01.asp?newms=info1
Sorry for the hijack again KC.

Keeping_Motivated

DT I am sure the Matrix could help you with a CV 'if' you want to do one...and it should be pretty easy, you have done charity work and full time and respite fostering that is a full CV??

Double_Trouble

Thanks KC I am confident in the things I do but not confident that anyone would pay me to do them and there are lots of things I do now that I don't really enjoy but do them because someone has to - if I was younger I think I would retrain as a social worker but I am too old now and the stress would probably kill me because I know I would take work home. I have been to the fostering panel today and other than actual fostering I think that is the most important thing I do and it gives me a sense of satisfaction but one afternoon a month does not a living make thanks for letting me pursue this on your thread it feels safe here whereas I never know who is reading my thread as I found out before

DTxx

Pippajo

KC and Cheri are right, you have fantastically marketable skills, forget what qualifications you have on paper, its what you have been doing for the last 14 years that count - newletters, accounts, admin, carer, social worker contact, business liason, need I go on.

When DH admitted what he had thought of doing I was suprised - it would have meant crashing his pride and joy car (our company demo car) which is capable of speeds of almost 200 MPH off a nearby flood bank. I know how much the car means to him and the slightest scratch on it upsets him - so not sure if he could have totalled it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

I have to smile at this really, he's now decided to live until he is 50, he's just turned 37 but thought he was 38 and is now wondering what to do with the extra year! So maybe we are getting somewhere

ZTD

Karmacat wrote: »

the multiquote thingy didn't pick up that I asked it to quote you as well, DT ....

The multiquote thing only gives you 3 shots - if you want more, it's good-old cut-and-paste..

Karmacat wrote: »

EDIT - hi Pippi! Thanks, I will! Off for a cuppa tea, brb........ (I' ve finally realised what those initials mean )

If you're a burb, you live in the suburbs... simples...

cherisong wrote: »

Oh this thread makes me smile, zhuzzing hoovers, emptying understairs cubbies and making fabric cards etc. Pippajo with your great postivity in the face of adversity. Squirrel wanting to hibernate and what can I say about Z? (probably best to say nothing me thinks).

Everyone else takes one look and says: "Flee!"

Of course KC would probably take one look and say "Zhuzz", but hey...what can I say?

cherisong wrote: »

Thanks everyone, I needed that upturn at the corners of the lips........ it has been a long day.

:grouphug:

Karmacat wrote: »

I forgot about what Z said about zhuzz - a great score? :D:D I could do with scoring

Well get out there and start shooting. Can't score until you start having a few kicks on goal.

Karmacat wrote: »

Except he called it flagrant cheating :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Nowt wrong with a bit of bending the rules. Or breaking them. Depends on which way you're swinging...

ZTD

Pippajo wrote: »

I have to smile at this really, he's now decided to live until he is 50, he's just turned 37 but thought he was 38 and is now wondering what to do with the extra year! So maybe we are getting somewhere

It's a bit early in his life to start losing track of how old he is... :eek: