Help from afar

Yesterday I did an interview with the Heart Newsteam. In this mornings news bulletins it went out. I missed it, not that I mind, I'm not keen on hearing myself on air anyway....it's like singing karaoke, you sound alright until you hear yourself through a speaker. I'm not sure what it does to your voice, but whatever it does, I don't like it.

Anyway, that's irrelevant. I didn't hear it, but today an entrepenur from Norwich heard me. He runs his own business (obviously) and contacted the newsteam in Ipswich, they passed his details on to me, and so as much as I hate calling people without a prepared conversation, I mad ethe call.

I'm completely gobsmacked. Basically, without having even met me, or heard anything about me before, this man has offered to give me some part time work, help me find full-time work, and has even offered, after hearing about my dire financial state, to sub me petrol money if ever I get an interview and don;t have enough petrol in my car. He's also said he'd see what he could do about my housing situation, and all sorts. In fact he is in a network of 50 entrepenures that are part of the future 50 group. It's something to do with awards from the EDP, but he's going to network with his fellow businessmen and see what he can do.

I am completely amazed and gobsmacked about the whole thing. I mean somebody wanting to help a complete stranger in this day and age. Someone they don't even know....words quite simply fail me to be honest. I'm speechless....that's a first.

I've said I'll go meet with them next week, I'm in Norwich on Tuesday anyway to do balloons (helping a friend with a little business venture) and so I figured I'd be able to meet with them then. It seems he is also free on Tuesday....so, I'm a bit nervy, but I'm sure it'll be ok. It's an informal chat afterall.....

Just completely gobsmacked!