Employee, to self employed, to employer

Just for starters, let's establish that I have never been one to happily follow the path that others have already taken. I refer to my choice in careers, which at this time and for the past 9 years, has been to be self employed.
When I took this fork in the road, my thought was only to avoid the bureaucracy and opaque image that lay along the other path - create a glorified resume qualifying me as a customer satisfaction driven hard working outstanding electronics technician with supervisor experience. I had a job that I enjoyed until I decided to assert the kind of philosphy in business that I knew would make the customer happy: Attention to detail.
Let me just say about this that I could have ignored the unprofessional behavior of the scallywag that was foisted on my team. I could have been less honest about my company's product performance. I could have retired at that company. Instead I tried to improve the shortcomings that I perceived, and for that, as usually is the case, I suffered the search for the guilty, the persecution of the innocent.
I fell into the trade "handyman" while promoting myself back into the roll of the employed.
One thing about being self employed: probably not the place to be if you want to get someplace in life.
I read The Cash Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki. It made me realize that successful business models, successfully executed, do successfull business. It is not a loan individual who makes it in this world. The savy business owner/operator is able to direct and mold other skilled and motivated people into his partners and in so doing, create wealth.
The result is my still young painting company in Santa Clarita, Ca., Executive Painting and Texture. We do interior and exterior painting, drywall repairs, textured surfaces, faux finishes, murals, borders, etc. We belong to the SCV Chamber of Commerce, SCV Concierge group, and BNI. We are in the Yellow Pages and at www.yellowpages.com, but our favorite Hot Spot for advertising and great deals in Santa Clarita is www.hotspotscv.com. Visit our website at www.executivepainting.net.