This week has started to feel much more normal. Political arguments have returned as the
government re-emerges from our constitutional lockdown and announces a series of changes
that will affect us all. Time will tell if they are successful, like most I suspect I
very much hope they are. From yours truly, it does and pardon the term here... feel a
bit 'sh1t or bust' - or in a footballing analogy (which I love to use) - we've put two
extra strikers on the pitch in our search for a late equaliser but at the expense of two
defenders. This gung-ho approach may pay dividends, or it could massively backfire and
result in a heavy defeat given the lack of defensive cover as we push more players
forward in search of a goal. Note that I am not in any way demonstrating here my
political ideology (mainly because it's very mixed up with aspects of so many), I am
just stating a fact that we are now very much heading into the unknown and I guess at
this stage it's down to personal opinion whether or not this strategy will work. It is
what it is as they say... and as a business owner and someone who considers himself to
be quite entrepreneurial and will give most things a go... I will knuckle down and try
my hardest to surf the waves. If they become too big, I will just buy myself a bigger
surfboard. That's how I look at things... if I'm powerless I do not worry about it, I
try and find a solution that will benefit the businesses I am involved with as well as
other stuff that is outside of work. Pulling down the shutters is never my answer, we
must market ourselves more now than we have done for many a year. So it’s' very much
game on!!
In the very short term, we still have two vacancies to fill which are advertised on this
website. Our IT business has already won a sprinkling of new clients. This week we have
welcomed three brand new clients to the good ship Seventy9 and we very much look forward
to working with them all. We are back to winning business after a two-week sabbatical
when the country pretty much stood still. The last quarter will be our best to date, I
reckon. The gloomy clouds will be replaced by a sunny sky... whether that sun lasts or
not, 'I ain't gonna worry about it' - you can't control the weather! :)
Outside of the rat race, the mighty Cobblers continue to march on and are currently
placed 3rd and very much looking like a team which can sustain another promotion push. I
am back to a reasonable level of fitness after some sustained time on court these past
2-3 weeks. Our allotment needs digging. My grandson is growing quickly and is gorgeous,
almost three months old now. My son is doing very well at school and continues to
develop into a brilliant and quirky brain box with a real talent for theatre. I also
celebrated my 50th birthday last Tuesday. I got a banjo (wanted one for years) and the
Cobblers kindly gave me three points in the evening. A very happy day.
Keep the faith peeps... it's in your own hands! :)
Shane