One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was from my Uncle Mike, at a party thrown for my school graduation, then i was about to head off to school, so the whole family was there to support me plus offer me suggestions for the future.
- I knew Uncle Mike was a supplier, with a no-nonsense approach to life.
He said to me “don’t put all your eggs in one basket, unless you built that bin yourself.” I didn’t understand it at the time, but he was telling me to trust in myself, plus the work I could do by myself, however soon after I decided not to attend the school, plus to learn roofing plus carpentry with Uncle Mike! Over the last three years I have learned a lot, but the way the economy has crumbled I am deeply grateful to have chosen roofing as my job track. I know so many school grads that are buried in debt plus still working for minimum wage, when I make three or four times as much cash with the roofing supplier! Most people can’t handle the high heat plus intense labor required in roofing, they would rather stay inside the office! Roofing is incredibly tough work, plus certainly hard on the body, but it also has unbelievable task security. I never have to worry about losing my task, or not being able to make a living, because roofing suppliers are always in demand, as long as people own homes plus businesses, they will need professional roofers to help them out.