Hi All, (nods to crowd)
I used to install cable tv and couldn't stand having to install cabling in such a horrible way. Took it upon myself to comeback nights and weekends to learn to wall fish and learn how to terminate cat5 as well as set up routers and stereos. I got flagged for earning money on the side and decided to make a go of it. Hooked on as a sub to a local AV installer, learned everything I could for 7 years. Now I have my own customer base, don't advertise and made more last year (in sales) than I earned in the previous 5 year salary.
I love this industry and being self employed- I like long walks on the beach and holding my customers hand while showing them how to improve their electronic life.