what a year

where do i start, my business partner in the image business announced on the 12th jan that she wanted to leave as she didnt feel she could commit full time to the business. it knocked me for 6 , i went into complete panic and shed a few tears.

well 3 months on .... yes this feels like the first time i have had chance to take breath - i feel fantastic. i watched the film the secret and read the book in feb and my life has changed for the better.

i now have 2 ladies working with me on a self employed basis on the image side of the business i have taken on a second room in the premises that i took in jan, my home is now my own again! and i have introduced a wonderful new product into the image business called galvanic spa - one of those things you read about and think yes what ever !!

i have been asked to partner with an experienced coach who wants me to focus on how your image can boost your confidence

i am working with another coach on designing workshops for sme's to develop their business

beverley and i are actively promoting the realms of possibilty courses in turkey

a local paper is about to offer a fantastic prize where i have partnered with a slimming clinic - sureslim ( oh yes and i have lost nearly 2 stones in weight) a fitness trainer and a local hairdresser to offer a prize to one lucky winner who will get all this support and coaching and image from me, we then run the same competition in a regional paper in july !!

i have had a first meeting with the collaborative family lawyers and a group of coaches etc as we want to offer a programme of support to familys and their children that go through divorce - early stages but very exciting.

another arm to my mortgage business is helping people save money on their utility bills - i now have a team of 5 distributors who i pass all my leads to and they go out and do the business - its working really well and allowing me to manage my time more effectively.

talking of which as i now split mytime between my office ( i feel so grown up when i say this) and home i use a great software called www.gotomypc.com which enables me to access my desk top and work at home by logging onto my pc in the office - how super is that and its dirt cheap.

my sister hit 50 this month and has recently been to new zealand where she did a bunjee jump and this week she has just had a tattoo !!! this is a new person - talk about taking risks !!

my fella andy has had confirmation that he can leave the army on full pension on the 31st march 08 so we are spending time looking at various things he can do - quite exciting

i have also been approached by a local college to deliver courses which are aimed at helping people qualify in their cemap exams which they need to sell mortgages - that will be different - isnt it funny i started training to be a teacher in 1988 and dropped out - funny how things go full circle

i am keeping my diary up to date - since i launched the image business in 06 i have been typing up how the business is moving on and whats gone well , not so well its very theraputic as i know i put a lot of unnecessary pressure on myself and this helps me to step back and feel good about what i have achieved.

beverley continues to be a great support - listening to me when i am in one of my manic moments

i have spoken to kaan - it was lovely to hear his voice - he was very lucky that andy didnt cut him off as normally when he hears a foreign accent he assumes its one of those nasty call centres .

not emailed as many of you as i would have liked my philosophy this year is to get help - bring people in to do things for me , my sister is kindly helping with admin, my father continues to be a great coach / mentor - when i burst into their house in january in floods of tears when my business partner left he smiled and said " you dont need her, you will now be in the driving seat and can move things forward when you want" he was right i have finally acknowledeged my own abilities and love helping others.

i recently completed a self development tool called discovery it summarises your personality around colours - if you want any further info look at www.p3pm.co.uk my friend is a licensed practitioner and guess what my key results were - happiest when helping others - thats a great result for a coach isnt it. difference this year is i am also going to help myself

which means i now block time out my diary for me - at least twice a month my weekends are free and i book either a monday or a friday off - its fab being your own boss and do you know what i dont feel guilty about taking time off from the business anymore - if you dont look after yourself no one else will.

i promise to not get involvd with any other projects or services this year - i know what i want to achieve and i am having great fun on my journey.

oh yes in between i see the occasional mortgage client to help them with their mortgage - now thats another blog in itself - credit crunch - sounds like a biscuit to me , not a financial crisis

ta ta for now

debs xx