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This link doesn't work in the UK...
That's strange!
It's a BBC page and not geographically specific, as far as I'm aware.
Perhaps someone else can try it?
BensBotanics said:
I took it down so as not to confuse
Gary Smith said:
The message said something about the content not being available in the UK and something about the license fee... to be honest I skim-read the message and went back...
I've been doing a lot of soul-searching recently; I have 10 years of [I think] excellent service and experience in production and retail horticulture but now feel as though I'm stagnating. The job market in my area is stagnant, but things do come up from time to time.
My difficulty is my career path; when I finished my A-levels I went out to work, convinced that I could forge a career in the big world by gaining experience and proving myself. Despite horticulture being about experience it's still impossible to be taken seriously without a piece of paper from a college. The last time I spoke to someone about the RHS level 2 they sniggered and asked me if I wanted to teach it! As it is I'm continuing to build up the wealth of experience in horticulture, both theory and practice, but nobody wants to take me seriously. Given half a chance I will always prove myself to anyone, but also prove my passionate need to always discover more. The work that I do no longer fills me with the passion that it used to, so I need to keep my enthusiasm and love of what I do topped up.
As it is the only helpful piece of career advice I've been given recently is to increase my portfolio, get my name out there and make sure that my name is associated with great horticulture. After all work are still happy to pay me, so I can remain employed and continue to take my active role in the activities and development of the business, but expand my horizons outside. Maybe I will do more on my website today (given that I'm laid up off work with a bad back)..? The irony is that the person giving me the advice was giving me advice that I often give to other people:
If you're good blow your own trumpet, because nobody else will blow it for you.