This blog is to let people know that no matter how tough life can be, you can turn it around and have a life that is pretty good.

So back when I was in school, I was classed as a no hoper and a failure and when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I told everyone I wanted to be a business man running my own business. They all virtually laughed at me.

Back then a family member took a liking to me and that sort of stuff quickly changes how you see life, so I really needed to get away. When I was old enough I told mum I was going to Australia to start a new life, and I did.

I didn’t have a lot of money but I did it. I managed to get a job, it was a struggle but I made it work. I went from Sydney, to Brisbane to Perth and I am still here in Perth working on and in my business.

A few years ago I went on a holiday back to New Zealand and I arrived in the country as a business man and felt proud. I was proud that I had come from a horrible abusive childhood to being a business man. Life can be tough but, if you can pick yourself up, life can change…

I decided some years before I started my business that I wanted to be a business man. At that time I had no idea what I was going to do but I just knew I wanted to run my own business.

When the opportunity happened I decided to start mowing lawns for people in my neighbourhood. I took my lawn mower with me and there was an occasion when I had someone drive me and he would wait while I mowed the lawns and then take me home.

I knew that with starting a business I had to advertise and I did. I also had someone build me a website because I needed everything to go my way when it came to people finding me. I put small ads in the classifieds and slowly started building up clients.

One day I saw a guy who made trailers for bikes and I went and saw him. He made me one and I hooked it up to my bike and started riding to my clients to do quotes and their lawns.

Starting my own business John’s Gardening was the best thing I had ever done. Not only had a done what I said I would do, but I was now on the path to being the best business man I could be.