- I suspect >
I suspect, deep down, I’ve always wanted my own business, even if sometimes I’ve been in denial about it! The opportunity arose unexpectedly and some might say at an inappropriate time- my children were 3 and 1 at the time- but I do think that being an entrepreneur has something to do with ‘seizing the day’, so I went for it.
I was working for a large multiple optical organisation who had marginalised my position since I became a mother and I went to part-time hours. I was being shunted from pillar to post, not being listened to, so consequently my stress levels in and out of work were high.
I needed to feel that I was back in control of my life again. The experience with my past employer meant that I’d lost a lot of confidence in my own ability. But deep-down I knew that I was capable, and I owe it to my children to ensure that my job worked around them and their needs and not the other way around.
Kaye WinshipS. Walton Eyecare
