Retraining for a New Career: Success Stories & Flexible Job Ideas

[eaglemustfly]

Hello lovely people

If you had the option to retrain in something what would it be ? Any success stories ? People going self employed in a new job that they hadn’t done before and are making a good profit ? Maybe a job that you can work your own hours ? I did try and do nails once but didn’t work out

Thankyou

 

[bobwahr]

I retrained as a beautician at the age of 43 and have a successful home salon

 

[alladcunning]

I have a successful home based business which I've been doing for 9 years now- was a Specsavers Manager of 12 years

 

[eaglemustfly]

@alladcunning Thankyou can I ask what you do if you don’t mind me asking x

 

[alladcunning]

@eaglemustfly of course I'm in the health and wellness business - Aloe x

 

[divanir]

I've just started my own business currently it's going well. I still work along side at the minute

 

[eaglemustfly]

@divanir aw great what have you started doing if you don’t mind me asking z

 

[pster]

I retrained as a beauty therapist at 32, done it privately 1 evening a week - cost me best part of 2k. I then worked I in salons but have very recently opened my own home salon and its the best thing I done!! Go for it!

 

[eaglemustfly]

@pster Thankyou I did try nails but didn’t find I was very good at them xx

 

[pster]

@eaglemustfly haha I meant go for whatever you want to retrain in, not necessarily nails good for you for trying, it is hard! If you have an idea of what you want to do then I'd definitely try, we all deserve to do something we love, even if it means making a massive career change x

 

[eaglemustfly]

@pster Thankyou lovely xx

 

[helenafive]

Permanent makeup artist/cosmetic tattooist

 

[gigi1001]

I self taught if that counts I fell in love with crafting and own my own business now and am just about to start helping other product based businesses as well. Massive change and fear factor involved but so worth it if you end up doing something you love x

 

[jaydam]

Yep self taught Painter & Decorator. Then went on to do 6 courses with Dulux Academy and planning to do many more. Run my own business took awhile to build up but I love what I do.

 

[caub22]

Yes, teacher turned swim teacher turned into running my own Mermaid Swimming School - such hard work running your own business and I still have other jobs but I love it! After 5 years, I feel like I’m finally getting to grips with it

 

[lizaz2112]

I'm a postie currently 2 years into a 4 year counselling course. It's hard working full time, mummy and studying but hoping to set up a personal practice once qualified