Money really doesn't buy you happiness!

Today I've been delivering Project Management training to a national charity and, wow, what a busy day it has been. 

My wife and I have our own consultancy business www.millerandmillerconsulting.co.uk  and we specialise in providing Project and Change Management consultancy, developing and delivering training and, coaching and developing people and organisations. It's something that we're both passionate about and find incredibly rewarding. 

The training today was aimed at developing the project management skills of a team of people who are clearly extremely passionate about their jobs and the organisation that they work for and, for me, this makes delivering the training so much more rewarding. Working with people who not only love what they're doing but care about the impact that it will have and the positive difference that they can make to the lives of disadvantaged people, it's something that's very close to my heart. 

Before I moved into this line of work I spent years working in the private sector, in banking, working tirelessly to help people with their financial problems and trying to help them to help themselves, restoring their credit ratings, getting them back into mainstream banking. Eventually, though, the total disregard for 'people' got too much for me. The desire to make money has, unfortunately  lead most financial organisations, in my opinion, to become indifferent to the 'real people's' problems and this just didn't sit right with me or my ethics and, so, I made the decision to leave, to make a complete break and change careers.

I took the plunge, left a highly paid job and found a job as a Project Manager, working in the public sector in Adult Social Care and this is where I found my vocation, what I love to do and what I do well, help vulnerable people. 

My role over the last few years has been designing and delivering prevention service pilots to the local community, helping older people to increase confidence, maintain independence and remain in their own homes for longer. 

It was one of the best moves I've ever made. I've been skint pretty much ever since but I've never felt more contented. And now, I get to work with all types of people in different organisations helping them to develop their skills and deliver the best possible services that they can offer to disadvantaged people in their local communities. What's not to like?

You know, that old saying really is true, money really doesn't buy you happiness!