Experiencing success from hard work, and suddenly being confronted with a business model that worked was almost too good to be true. However, it was true because I had achieved it through my own efforts. This, at the time unfortunately was short lived as success attracted the interest from the brewery and they could see what could be earned from it. On leaving the Borough Arms, Bodmin, I was left with feelings of anger, frustration and sadness that the business that I had built up was being ‘taken away’ and I was being offered ‘alternatives’. These alternatives were for establishments that did not have the same turnover / profit and would need a lot of effort and investment to address this. I was presented with a choice of 20 pubs across Cornwall, the truth was that most would never be able to reach the same earnings potential of the Borough due to many factors including location. Finally, an opportunity came up of having two pubs, One was the Daniell Arms, Truro, which had been a previous haunt and the Star Inn, St Erth. These establishments were very different, the Daniell being a city pub which had minimal seasonal fluctuation and the Star which was in the heart of the village of St Erth in West Cornwall which needed to rely on seasonal trade. Two years prior to this I had turned down the opportunity of a move to Penzance as I believed it was ‘too far west’. Here was I now moving to an establishment which was only 6 miles east of Penzance, what was going through my mind? Anyway May / June 1990 witnessed total upheaval with moving out of the Borough and into the two new ones. I decided to be based at St Erth and have live in managers at the Daniell with me visiting on a regular basis to provide support and guidance. However hard I tried I did have the lingering thoughts in the back of my mind of the successful business that had been left behind. Would the Daniell and the Star eclipse what had been so far achieved, only time and hard work would tell. As you live/work your way through life there will be times of pleasure and regret, these come hand in hand. What I do know is the importance of dealing with the here and now and making the most of shaping the future. If you would like to know more about what I do and how I help others to realise their opportunities in life, visit meetsimonhall.com.
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Moving On and West
Experiencing success from hard work, and suddenly being confronted with a business model that worked was almost too good to be true. However, it was true because I had achieved it through my own efforts. This, at the time unfortunately was short lived as success attracted the interest from the brewery and they could see what could be earned from it. On leaving the Borough Arms, Bodmin, I was left with feelings of anger, frustration and sadness that the business that I had built up was being ‘taken away’ and I was being offered ‘alternatives’. These alternatives were for establishments that did not have the same turnover / profit and would need a lot of effort and investment to address this. I was presented with a choice of 20 pubs across Cornwall, the truth was that most would never be able to reach the same earnings potential of the Borough due to many factors including location. Finally, an opportunity came up of having two pubs, One was the Daniell Arms, Truro, which had been a previous haunt and the Star Inn, St Erth. These establishments were very different, the Daniell being a city pub which had minimal seasonal fluctuation and the Star which was in the heart of the village of St Erth in West Cornwall which needed to rely on seasonal trade. Two years prior to this I had turned down the opportunity of a move to Penzance as I believed it was ‘too far west’. Here was I now moving to an establishment which was only 6 miles east of Penzance, what was going through my mind? Anyway May / June 1990 witnessed total upheaval with moving out of the Borough and into the two new ones. I decided to be based at St Erth and have live in managers at the Daniell with me visiting on a regular basis to provide support and guidance. However hard I tried I did have the lingering thoughts in the back of my mind of the successful business that had been left behind. Would the Daniell and the Star eclipse what had been so far achieved, only time and hard work would tell. As you live/work your way through life there will be times of pleasure and regret, these come hand in hand. What I do know is the importance of dealing with the here and now and making the most of shaping the future. If you would like to know more about what I do and how I help others to realise their opportunities in life, visit meetsimonhall.com.
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