In the Beginning...............

30 years in Financial Services and now the credit crunch

I mirror the elderly boxer who now feels every punch

I've given my all and much much more and now its time to choose

A brand new road to lift away these Financial Services blues

The big black dog that followed me for most of the last few years

That rabied me to sullen thoughts and very many tears

Is now in chain and muzzle and in a far-off place

And now I'm free to cherish this journey that I face

So hope that you will join me at a crossroads of my career

And wish me luck as I share with you the laughs, the joy, the fear!