I don't really have an idol, but like ClaireL, my parents inspire me the most.
When they met, they had nothing (divorced previous partners). They both decided to be self-employed... my dad is a window/door/conservatory salesman and my mum is a financial advisor (one of the top 100 in the UK).
They have both shown me how to be my best and I look up to them.
I think this is why my business has made a profit in the first 6 months.
They both were so disappointed when I said I wanted to "do nails" but they thought I wanted to work for someone else in a salon and said I was "much too smart for that beauty malarkey". When I ignored them and did it anyway, they realised how serious I was and backed me all the way.
Great thread
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