Being The Boss! Do You Have What It Takes?

Benjamin Poulter
7 min readApr 1, 2024

Being your own boss and living your life on your own terms — Comes at a cost.

Not Money — That's the aim to get

No skills — There are plenty of great electricians working for a boss

Not time either, there are electricians with busy families and hobbies they take up all their time.

So what is it that so many people have that makes them able to build their own business and earn good money to upskill and spend on their family?

That is what we are about to find out.

Tool box talk for electricians, helping electricians reduce stress, gain back time and earn more money.

Welcome back to tool box talk for electricians podcast, my name is Ben Poulter, your host and I have been running my own business as an electrician for the last 20 years.

I always remember how long it has been since I started because it was the year my daughter was born, and she was 20 this year.

Becoming a dad was one of the reasons I started my own business.

You see so many other people running a business, and as an electrician — you work for quite a few too.

Some of the people you work for, make you think “I could do what they’re doing, that person and an idiot”.

That thought sits with you for a few years until you finally decide to start up on your own…

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Benjamin Poulter

Hey, and I want to give you a big warm welcome to Toolbox Talks For Electricians My name is Ben Poulter I have worked in the electrical trade for many years.