(PRWEB) August 9, 2006 -- After 16 years within the engineering industry and numerous close encounters with redundancy, Paul Walsh's turn finally came. On March 16th, 2006, his chosen career path as an engineer hit a major hurdle.
Although still enthusiastic about this field Paul highlights his views on how the engineering industry is currently. "As all manufacturing personnel watch and hope, the inevitable happens. Customers slowly but surely obtain cheaper suppliers from overseas and start transferring business from our high quality long established engineering firms. Now in fairness, they have to do this to survive themselves, to move with the market." Paul remembers it was a gut wrenching experience. Although his first week or so was sustained by shock and disbelief that it had happened to him. The following months of job applying within a limited field and a high quantity of applicants was making Paul become disillusioned.
As his school teachers used to say to him, "No matter where you are in life or where you have been, opportunity is at your feet, if your willing to put in the effort."
Paul stated that he could have sat there and waited for jobs to come to him, rely on his many contacts (pestering them about vacancies) or taken a minimum wage job, but Paul knew he wanted more. Although applying for lesser qualified jobs than he deemed appropriate, he remembers, "it was a heart breaking experience" - he had hit a milestone. At this point, Paul sat up and stated to himself, "I know many business owners who are out there making it happen and they are not particularly special individuals by any means. They just have "guts and determination." This "die hard - no excuse" attitude will often get you where you want go in life"
From the numerous business books which he has read throughout his life, there is one message which he emphasised which comes from them all.
"You can have the best plan or business idea in the world but if there is no action behind the theory, it stays where it is - gathering dust on the shelves, with all the other great ideas."
When Paul was redundant and all his efforts were going into job hunting as the money was declining and whittling away, there was only one thing for Paul which he states was worse. "I think most men will agree with me on this, it was walking around the shops with his wife looking for items which were not a necessity or he couldn't really afford." Paul remembers the money arguments in his house came and went on a daily basis. Paul stated that, "Problems would always appear to be doubled when you have no money in your pocket." Just as the shopping trip gave him a dreaded experience and a face like he was sucking lemons, an idea came to him. "Hope and dreams come with an end goal and the 'in-betweeny' details were irrelevant." He just knew what he wanted. Paul wanted to run his own flexible business, where he could also have spare time when he wanted it doing the things which he enjoyed and not be pulled or governed by set hours.
With the little money he had, he set up an online company called the "http://www.onestop-manshop.com." Which is a shopping site for men and women, which caters for gifts to any household item you may require. On offer is numerous categories where you can purchase CDs, DVDs, books, clothes, gadgets, sports equipment, electrical goods and many more items. The no fuss way. All goods delivered to your door via tried and tested businesses. Paul also reviews products on a fortnightly basis and reviews his findings. He enthusiastically states, "Instead of trundling the streets with a miserable face, you can spend time with your family or just doing what you want to do in your leisure time." Although Paul is still on the rocky road and facing new challenges each day, he is on the way towards his goals.
His heart still goes out to the engineering industry personnel who he sees on the news and reads about in the papers being made redundant on a fortnightly/monthly basis.
His message is this: "Do not wait as he did, start a part time business for additional income - there is nothing worse than someone else being in charge or potentially effecting your future and happiness. Action is foremost. The trial and error phase is so important. You don´t learn anything from doing things correctly, you learn from failure and lack of understanding. Don´t be afraid to fail - never be afraid to ask, learn from it and move on. Have your goal and apply action to it. Remember 'struggle' is the first phase, which you must go through. Once you get past this, opportunities will come and your goals will be achievable."
Press Contact: Paul Walsh
Company Name: ONESTOP-MANSHOP
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Website: www.onestop-manshop.com
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