The Anonymous Widower

Rules For Success? – About Me

I am a typical London mongrel and was born in 1947. I had a very good education at a grammar school, Minchenden, and then here in Liverpool.

But in some ways my parents and relatives taught me a lot more. 

My father was a proper letterpress printer and he taught me everything about the industry, from how to design and layout pages and how to set lead type,  to how to mend complicated printing machines.  I actually think the precision and care needed in the industry in those days, made me into a very pedantic programmer.

 My mother was the mathematician in the family and now would have probably gone to University to read that subject.  She taught me many skills from mental arithmetic, to cooking and how to knit and repair and make clothes.

Her brother, who himself was no mean artist and engineer, taught me a lot of things. Like how to use machine tools.

I think that they all left me with a deep sense of curiosity and invention, which throughout my life has been the driving force behind everything I’ve done.

My father also taught me one important thing.  If you need to perhaps consult an expert or approach someone important to what you want to do, then just do it.  If they don’t reply or you can’t get access, then they weren’t the person to help.

In my case, when I was 16, I needed a job for the school holidays and he phoned the boss of his best customer and asked if they had anything for me.  I got a job for eight weeks in the electronics laboratory and I can still remember many of the things I did then.

 Everything you have ever done is important to being a success and especially a successful entrepreneur.

As a child I spent hours reading encyclopaedias.  What do I do now, as I watch television?  Check out things I see in Wikipedia and the wider web.

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March 9, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | World | Rules For Success