I applied for a free mentor through businessmentors.org.nz. And I know you can’t get anything for free these days, and USUALLY ‘free’ = ‘useless’ but I must say after meeting one, life is so much better that I wonder if maybe in this case, ‘free’ = ‘priceless’

I know a lot of people feel like asking for help means that they are admitting they can’t do something or they are struggling. For us, the reason was the opposite.

We are doing well. I am doing well. I have learned so much in the past few years just figuring things out for myself. So much, in fact that I think it’s time to try learning from someone else.

For me, the big reason is to have someone to talk to who has been there and who doesn’t know me. I want an outside opinion from someone who is not involved, who will listen to me and tell me I’m on the right (or wrong) track.

And Alan has so far done a brilliant job. He is enthusiastic, he got it immediately, and we already have a quick, tidy to do list of all the things I want to go over. He wasn’t pushy and he listened.

This is yet another example of why New Zealand is the best place in the world to start/run a business. If you are one of those business owners, go for it.