All I can say is its funny how ideas come to you, and when they come! A few years ago I was asked by a friend to take over her Avon customers whilst she went on holiday for a month. I thought "why not!" and began the daily delivery and collection of brochures and customer orders in a lovely part of Harrogate.
One of the ladies I had the pleasure of meeting was a lovely talkative character, who unfortunately had accessibility problems. Her home had been dramatically altered to aid her disability. As is the norm, the lady was curious as to who I was and why her usual Avon rep was not doing the rounds. I explained the situation and also told her that my usual job was that of IT tutor at Harrogate College. She told me she was desperate to improve her IT skills and learn computing but it was an absolute nightmare for her to get to an educational establishment due to her disabilities. Not only that but she felt uncomfortable in large groups and expressed an interest in 1 to 1 tuition.
Unfortunately, at the time, I was not in a position to be able to offer private tuition, however, the seed was planted in my mind and a desire to help others whilst doing a job I loved became my biggest desire.
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