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Dread and anxiety from sound.
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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Johnson" data-source="post: 215443" data-attributes="member: 2643"><p>I switched to an old income source when covid hit and wiped out my lighting, sound and video work - selling radios - hams and leisure boaters. It's kept my head afloat, but it took my old retired boss to remind me of his advice when I mentioned the grief of returned stock, stupid customers and deliberate fraud - I told him it was keeping me up at night. He asked how much one of these things cost me in lost money? I told him maybe £30. He asked how much it cost me to pay for the family meal we had in Pizza Hut? That put the £30 into perspective. He then told me to work out my profit for the month, and then see how much the annoying customers had cost me. I had a similar conversation with my accountant about the selling profits. He asked how much money from savings I had put into stock? Then he asked what my margin was. A miserly 14% I told him, hardly worth the effort. He then asked how much interest I had received for a year on the sum I had spent on stock. Again - my stress levels went down.</p><p></p><p>Stress and anxiety are often byproducts of parts of our lives that really don't matter that much. The best thing I ever did was learn that kit is just kit. I replaced my MacBook in 2019 because I poured coffee into the old one. Last month I did exactly the same thing again. I was cross with myself, but it really is just a computer. I'd been good at backups, so I bought a new one, and restored everything in a couple of hours. I did NOT get stressed. It's just not worth it.</p><p></p><p>If it rains and things get wet. Stand back. Dry things out and re-assess. If they're gone, they're gone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul Johnson, post: 215443, member: 2643"] I switched to an old income source when covid hit and wiped out my lighting, sound and video work - selling radios - hams and leisure boaters. It's kept my head afloat, but it took my old retired boss to remind me of his advice when I mentioned the grief of returned stock, stupid customers and deliberate fraud - I told him it was keeping me up at night. He asked how much one of these things cost me in lost money? I told him maybe £30. He asked how much it cost me to pay for the family meal we had in Pizza Hut? That put the £30 into perspective. He then told me to work out my profit for the month, and then see how much the annoying customers had cost me. I had a similar conversation with my accountant about the selling profits. He asked how much money from savings I had put into stock? Then he asked what my margin was. A miserly 14% I told him, hardly worth the effort. He then asked how much interest I had received for a year on the sum I had spent on stock. Again - my stress levels went down. Stress and anxiety are often byproducts of parts of our lives that really don't matter that much. The best thing I ever did was learn that kit is just kit. I replaced my MacBook in 2019 because I poured coffee into the old one. Last month I did exactly the same thing again. I was cross with myself, but it really is just a computer. I'd been good at backups, so I bought a new one, and restored everything in a couple of hours. I did NOT get stressed. It's just not worth it. If it rains and things get wet. Stand back. Dry things out and re-assess. If they're gone, they're gone. [/QUOTE]
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