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At LAST....
9:40 AM on 8 July 2008
Filed under: My business

At LAst,

7 Years of studying to gain my degree and post graduate diploma, working for other landscape companies (you know who you are) and 4 years working for myself and over 420 designs later i have finally got a major commision which will pay alot of money and give me the freedom to design hoooooo ****** ha.

As i have worked ****** hard from that first yts bricklaying course to a btec national diploma in construction to then spend a further 3 years gaining my degree in landscape architecture and a further year gaining my Post graduate diploma in landscape architecture and on top of all that working to stay alive whilst studying...... i could say times have been tuff but i have just got on with it and hopefully i am now starting to see the benefits after the last 15 years.

My message is, if you like what you do, just stick at it what ever you are doing!!!! as design and personal progression is an evolving process dont be fooled that a 6mth course will make you into the next Andy Surgeon or Alan T, it all takes time and lots of hard work unless you are in the right place at the right time.

So with all that said its been tuff and hard but i would not change what i do for the world, unless a won the lottery.......

just having a moan

 

speak soon & keep smiling


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Comments (1)
stephenjwhite - 10:59 AM on 8 July 2008  [ message ]
Right on!! Love the attitude and the commitment - have a good career.
I managed to spend 11 years training after I left school at 16 before I got my first job and eventually, I have made it successfully - my biggest commission ever was completed over the past three years with a client budget of £3.6 million to spend!! Was just a fantastic result of 40+ years of hard work and commitment just like yours and I also have loved every minute of it all.
Best regards

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