2020+1 is imminently ending, and 2020+2 begins!
I know that some of you take pleasure in reading my ramblings and I seeing as I don't have another outlet then that's a spot of luck.
Covid is kicking our asses still, doing its best to ruin society but we won't let it. We're greater than that. I've spent a long time this year seeking professional help from Viv. We spoke about so much and I took a lot from it, predominantly around trauma and the compounding effects it has had on me.
To cut a long story short cos I've seen too much guts and gore, and brains and stuff, and nobody thought any intervention was a good idea then the slightest thing can be amplified by the past and made to seem 100x worse than it is. That was an interesting concept that I now believe in. If you struggle along with your head then I do recommend Viv, she's a good therapist. I liked her! Struggling along won't cure whatever's troubling you, trust me.
What else... Sales remained very strong and we went through a period of growth with the new lines we added. Simon knocked it out the park with a plethora of new board designs, and I did a few good ones too honest. We extended the team here with Ian Gary Baldy local neighbour pedal builder becoming a chief assistant here. He's altered a few background processes here, taken some work away from me and now I'd be lost without him. Thanks also go to Reece and Ash for their ongoing help with things too.
We have started growing the JP-Pro range, starting with the knobs and recently the face plates. We've got other ideas in development the biggest of which is an enclosure although its in its very early stages so that will be a while. We're a growing team of like minded people trying to stay a mile ahead of the game. We are winning, there's no doubt about that. I'm always interested in hearing from people who want to step aboard and help develop ideas that bring value to the brand. Or alternatively if you're name is Richard Branson Jr and you want to offer me a retirement level sum of moulah you could buy it all and i will go live on the beach! Chance = slim eh!
I treated us to a Xbox Series X in summer and I've been playing FIFA 21 lately, its good! the kids love Minecraft and some American guy called Preston... could be worse I guess. I've got interested in cryptocurrency too. Its always good to try new things as lets be honest, the banks haven't done much to look after us or help our cash grow for some time now. Its a bit of a minefield though and the lesson is to always do your own research and do it well. The Coinbureau are a good resource IMO, with regular detailed YouTube videos on crypto products. If you're at all interested in this then you could have a look at crypto.com (using that link is my personal referral code.) but always do your own research before chucking your own cash into a product, its not for gamblers, people with addictive personalities or those with poor money control. Do your own research, don't blindly follow others. If you're already a hodler I'd love to hear from you. My aim is to get
JP accepting crypto payments in the future but at the moment Wix aren't quite ready.
Next year I'm going to start fishing again, Fred's going to be coming too. JP will continue to grow there's no doubt about that. The #newpedalfriday queue is rather large at the moment with some utter bangers of kits coming out. My favourite right now is the 'Doorstep Shuffle' which is comparative to the Lovetone Doppelganger.
I don't see the restrictions ending anytime soon, so look after yourselves, each other and me too! we are stronger together. In closing - you remain awesome and we thank you for everything, you give us so much enjoyment every day seeing your builds, videos and the laughs we share along the way.
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