Yesterday I had the opportunity to work with two flooring specialists on a floating floor in Campbelltown at a new home build. It was a great learning experience and fun working with the guys.
The two chaps are father and son and need someone to come on board that they can train up to help them free up time for other jobs. The tricky part for me has been deciding what to do. I think fear and worry about not being good enough and letting Apple down has been in my mind. But after reading through my "No more Mr Nice Guy" (NMMNG) book I have seen that this is the old me thinking. What I need to do is think about myself and what I want to do. The old me would always worry about letting others down at the expense of doing what I wanted and as a result being unhappy and resentful (even though I created the situation!)
With that firmly in my mind it is in my power to choose what I want, all that I need to figure out is which days to make myself free. Then I can prepare for some long working weeks ahead and hopefully a more stable income!
I forgot to take photos yesterday of the floor, but the guys are Brazilian hardwood specialists. So the skills and knowledge they have will be priceless for me and it helps a lot that they are nice guys and easy to get on with. Aside from the solid and floating floors they also do decking, 2nd fix carpentry and joinery. Their plan in the future is to expand, so it has great potential to be a varied and rewarding job.
Today Catherine and I are catching up with a number of friends and watching the Super rugby semi final between the Waratahs and the Brumbies at the Allianz stadium in Sydney. It should be a big match as the "Tahs" are on fire at the moment. Come on Izzy!!
Tomorrow I have a lovely 29km run to do as part of marathon training and then I'm off to the flooring workshop for 4 hours to help make show demo frames. I'll post photos to show what they are next week.
Have a good weekend guys.
Tom: )
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