Spanners and works

Call them what you like, curve balls, a spanner in the works, fly in the ointment. It's all the same. But it's different for everyone. One persons problem is usually another persons advantage, or at the least, not their problem so who cares, right?

I think people care. If they didn't, they wouldn't want to read about them, hear about them or learn about them. I personally love hearing about other peoples problems. I take advantage of it. Not in a bad way, but for myself. I learn from it and avoid it. Or I try it myself knowing the pitfalls and come out with success.

However, sometimes when you have a go at something all by yourself. There isn't anyone to campare to, there isn't anyone to ask how they did it, or what they did to get to where they are. You don't want to follow their exact footsteps, but you want to know where its safe to tread and where you'll come unstuck and fall into a great big, dirty hole.

Then there's the crossroads. When you wander around lost for weeks, months or sometimes years. No alternatives, no choices, no nothing. Just dreary much the sameness. Then you are greeted with the crossroads. A place where all of a sudden the road changes. You now have choices, and usually its too many.

I've hit these crossroads many times, and it's one thing in life that doesn't get easier the more times you do it.

My crossroads is, that I found a music school that's quite local, and its for sale at a price I can afford. To anyone else, this sounds brilliant. What an opportunity! Then I can sweeten it for you by saying, this school has been established for over 50 years. So its got a great reputation, good clientele and isn't going anywhere soon.

However, I've already started my commitment to my music school. But it is early days, and I can just say "Stuff it, lets do it".

Naturally I'm not going to buy a business just like that. I need to see their financial details. I need to see how much money they're actually making. Then I need to run all that by my accountant. Wait for his nod of approval and move in.

This all sounds like such a brilliant opportunity. So, why is it a spanner in the works?

It wasn't the plan.

When speaking to my wife about it last night, she said "And what about your music school". Well, my music school is a music school. This music school that's for sale is a music school. It's the same thing really. The only catch is, this one costs money, but comes with all the clients and teachers.

So I'm basically paying to fast forward my school a couple of years. Is it worth it? Well, that will have to wait for the books to clear the accountants eagle eyes. I'm looking at this as an opportunity. If the accounts look bad, then it's back to building by school and keep on moving forward in the normal "play" mode, not fast forward.

The spanners are frustrating though.