Time to Change?

Time for Change?

It’s my sons nursery graduation today, they’re holding a picnic to celebrate and I’m trying not to be too emotional or cliché about how quickly the past four years have flown by. I’ve bought a dress for the ceremony, it’s got dinosaurs on it.

With the big step-up from nursery comes a rather large life-change for everyone in our family; school hours and term-time. Nurseries are open 7am-6pm  5 days a week, all year round and usually only close for Christmas and New Years Day which means I and many other families are then able to continue to go to work more or less without too many restrictions on their standard working pattern (scary nursery fees aside). That drastically changes with schools.

Suddenly we need to find a new work/ life balance. It seems that there are lots of options out there but only if your employer agrees, the reality is that companies are not always willing or able to operate on terms as flexible as you need.

So, what are the alternatives? Instead of trying to force your needs to fit into an employers business, why not take the wheel of the ship yourself and try some form of self-employment? 

I must point out at this point that this is NOT an MLM opportunity, you will not need to recruit your friends and family, just enjoy teaching others to use this fabulous range of products!

If you have an interest in arts and crafts (we’re not looking for the next Picasso, just a genuine enthusiasm), you may wish to consider becoming a Certified Powertex Tutor. Powertex UK are currently offering people the opportunity to train as Tutors on a two-day Business Start-Up and Fabric Sculpting with Powertex course.

You will be able to deliver quality workshops once this is completed and the course will cover the business side of everything to ensure you have a full and thorough knowledge of this medium, including working with the different colours. You will make several projects to take home and you get to keep everything you make. 

You receive lots of tips and advice about how to get started and you get plenty of ideas for ongoing workshops so you are ready to start as soon as you complete the two-day course.

You can run as many or as few workshops as you choose and it entirely depends on your commitments and current needs. There are opportunities to grow your business further if you wish to do so. This is a very exciting opportunity for anyone who wishes to start or extend their own business so if you are finding yourself at a crucial stage in life with some big decisions to make, please do consider Powertex!

Powertex UK Creative Director Tracey Evans will be hosting a FREE webinar on Monday 17^th September at 7.30pm with more information about becoming a Tutor.

Email michele@powertex.co.uk for more information or to request to join the Webinar.

In the Beginning

How did I get here?

Like many of you, I’m not sure whether I found Powertex or Powertex found me, either way I am happily splashing around in my new-found pool of Powertex love.

If I try to document my journey to Powertex too closely, I never reach the same conclusion but here’s a potted version, for those of you that are interested (spoiler alert - don’t get too excited).

Allow me to introduce myself first: my name is Michèle and I am the Office Manager at Tex Towers.

In 1994 I herded some geese towards a talking pig on the set of Tales of the Black Horse, an episode in a series of Lloyd Bank adverts that (apparently) had the nation gripped at the time. It was the first step in a career that has ultimately ended up far away from banking, filming and talking pigs but nonetheless has led me through many interesting and varied adventures both in the UK and abroad.

I am a saddler; I can make saddles and harness and bridles (and all sorts of other things) out of leather but I don’t tend to work so much with leather any more, I simply fell out of love with it and I’m a firm believer in loving what you do. I’m also a mother, friend, sister, aunt, cousin, daughter, niece and lover and thankfully adore being all those things.

I love horses, and children, and skiing and the mountains and winter and Christmas and books. They’re probably my favourite things but there are many more, too many to list or rank or even mention. I am easily bored but quick to make my own fun. I love to laugh; people who make me laugh are my favourite people in the world. I cry easily; I once cried when I cut a green pepper in half and there were little baby peppers inside, I cried because they’d never get to live their peppery lives (Powertex-Claire says that’s weird but I think it’s hormones!) and I made the mistake of telling people so now friends send me pictures of peppers cut in half.

So how did I find Powertex? At the beginning of the year, a very old and dear friend sent me a Gratitude Journal, which led me on a path of learning about the Law of Attraction and I began to make alterations to my life which have all had a positive and uplifting effect. Have you heard of The Magic? It’s a book by Rhonda Byrne and is said to reveal life-changing knowledge about the power of gratitude. Since becoming more consciously grateful, I have made better, stronger and more wholesome choices. One of those decisions brought me to Powertex and I haven’t looked back since!