I have been teaching a course this weekend (it's Easter next week in Cyprus) The Learners all come from a service background Inc Police, Army, NHS and Close Protection. The course was an education and training course. Yesterday, the learners were fairly quite. They did all the tasks I set, and did them well. Today however, saw the Learners Turn a corners and opened up on their previous lives. All bar 2 shared that they suffer from PTSD following previous occupations and the incidents they have been exposed to. This arose during my lesson on Reasonable Adjustments in a training environment. I sat back and let the Learners talk to each other (it was via zoom) about their disorders. My rationale was 'This could be a therapy session' You just don't know what will pop up when teaching and what can trigger such a turn.

Lost my uncle and a close friend in the last two weeks. Not gonna dress it up… it’s been heavy. And I know exactly what the old version of me would’ve done —straight back on the booze. No question. That would’ve been the answer.Numb it. Block it out. Pretend I’m alright. But this time… I haven’t touched it.And I’m not going to. Not because I’m strong or switched on or anything like that…just because I’ve been down that road enough times to know where it ends. And it’s not somewhere I’m willing to go back to. That, for me, is a win. Not a loud one. No big celebration.But it matters. Made me think though… What do you run to when things get hard? Booze?Food?Scrolling?Shutting yourself off? We all have something. But the real shift happens when you start catching it…and choosing something different. Even if no one else sees it. That’s the stuff that actually changes you.

If you could change one thing about your life today…..What would it be ?

Hi, I’m Nick, a Payments Consultant, just starting out on my own following redundancy. I’ve helped big and small business navigate the complex world of accepting payments be it in person or online in a career spanning 25 yrs. I don’t sell card terminals, but learn about your business and help navigate the fog that this part of doing business brings to give a recommendation. I’ve helped companies expand all around the world (where often card is not king) as well as working with companies here in the UK bringing a Swiss Army Knife of experience in this world to cut the noise! Many people over-complicate the process and with me I’ll aim to show you a simple way to solve the stress that taking payment can bring. Sometimes the best solution is the simplest one. Let’s have a chat and see if I can help you?

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