September rolled in and on the 3rd and 6th I sat the finals for the MA Course I had been a studying for. I took a few days out to stop and think... I once again reviewed my project plans and did a little more shuffling and rearranging, as it had become evident that in the short to medium term eZeSchools and Purple Club were going to need increased levels of my attention to deliver the plan and meet the objects which were set during the negociations prior to accepting this contract. By the end of September I had renegotiated my contract with Entertainers & EasyTheatres, put several of my design  projects onto the back burner; and spend the remaining little time I had on  cresco-EAST. 

I was invited back to Essex University to participate in the Guest Panel for Fresher's week and address the new intake of students both as a former student, (30th September) and as a key local business person (2nd October) - both of these events were, interesting, empowering and to some extent challenging, however I always view challenges as opportunities to grow and learn I was very pleased to have had the opportunity; and hope that I will be invited back again as applicable...

I had several key meetings one of the perhaps most significant being my meeting with my University Faculty Head, Professor Mitra; he  gave me some excellent advice on a global project I have been quietly working on for the past 20 years; and takes me one step closer to making this project real. The SEB have also agreed to engage with the consortium cresco-EAST which I founded with my girls in June...

... and with that October rolled around and here we are...

Wow! is the main thing I have to say for the past 3-months... Firstly "Where did the months go!" and secondly "The experiences of have been amazing!" 

If we go back towards the tail end of July that's when I was engaged as a consultant to Project Manager the national roll-out of eZe Schools PLP and launch the Southend Pilot of the Purple Club; this is all while I was working with "My Girl's" on the phase one development for cresco-EAST (Creative Entrepreneur's Consortium) which I founded with "My Girls" on the 18th 2008, and trying my best to make time to revise for exams which were looming in early September.  

During July I also had two MA Assignments to hand in, so you can imagine the month was a bit of a whirlwind and sped by at an alarming rate.My time dividied between wrapping up loose ends with regards to former projects which were coming to an end. Disapointment that I had failed to secure a project which I had spent 4-months developing, and handing in course assignments to deadline. The process and experience of my studies with the University of Essex, School of Entrepreneurship and Business were phenominal, in spite of the greuling timelines and schedules...

August my focus turned to eZeSchools PLP, Purple Club, cresco-EAST and me. On the development front at cresco-EAST took a few giant leaps forward, as I was invited to consult and provide development ideas for a large scale regeneration project locally on be. On top of the usually day to day routine of getting up a 7am to be out the door by 8am and in one of my client offices by between 8:30 and 9am, August was filled with numerous after-hours meetings. It's a family in joke that I am either out, working for clients, out working on my pet projects, or in my office stuck to my computer. I am truly blessed in the way that my family, are so supportive and cope with me, having the time of my life in terms of my personal development and the way that effects my journey as an entrepreneur. I applied what I had learned in my studies and put the theories one by one to the test by applying them to different levels of my somewhat ecletic, client based projects. This was my primary method of revision as August flew past in yet another whirlwind...