My A4e - Tara Oldfield

Hi Emma

Just thought I would write and give my appreciation and thanks for yesterday’s visit to your beautiful home. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and learnt a lot. You are very inspiring and the day was very thought provoking. I continually strive to better the service I give to clients and to of course improve their lives. I wear my badge with pride and feel that at the end of the day I have improved someone’s life, and as I tell them regularly the continue to improve my life also. What some clients don’t realise is that they too improve my life. Whether it be saying thank you for something I’ve done or congratulating me on a good session. I gain a lot from the many different clients, mainly confidence in my own ability, which in turn, reflects there ability. As someone wise once told me there is nothing you can’t do if you put your heart and mind into it. I strongly believe this and use this philosophy in a lot of the sessions I teach.
I came to "In conversation with Emma" back in June and felt amazed by you, your beliefs and ambitions and after "Tea with Emma" yesterday I have to say I didn’t think I could be more impressed or inspired but I was wrong. Very wrong. Besides the fact that I believe you are a very genuine, hard working and loyal person to your beliefs, it really felt to me that that is not only the kind of staff you want and need but that kind of people our clients will one day be.
And may I just say that your shoe collection is fabulous!!!!
Anyway back to why I have really written to you. Yesterday you said if you could meet someone dead or alive who would it be? You said "A client".
I appreciate that you are a very busy lady but one day I really do hope that you could find time to meet one client I believe to be very special.
Her name is Elena Molchan and she originates from Russia. She has lived in the UK for six years and has only recently been granted indefinite leave to remain. Elena came to A4e four weeks ago and started on the Elevate course. It was my first week as the Elevate Trainer and I was petrified. I so wanted to get everything right. As with all new groups you have a mixed bunch of characters and personalities, but something and I still don’t know what it was drew me to her. Eventually she began to open up to me. She has not had the best of starts in our country and was desperate to find work to give herself and her two young children a better life. I have to admit I did spend a little more time with her, than maybe I should have done, but I knew there was something special about her and I really did want to see her smile. She is such a lovely lady with a great personality and a great amount of ambition. Elena applied for a job in a Dry Cleaners and I am so pleased to say she got the job and starts next week. She was terrified of the interview process so she stayed behind after sessions and we went through things together. It was as if this job was there waiting for her. She will eventually get to do clothing alterations which is her passion (as when she lived in Russia this was her job). She has won countless competitions and awards for her dressmaking. She is also doing work on my own wedding dress and I truly believe it will be beautiful when she has finished with it. I have really grown fond of her and will miss her so much when she leaves. The best thing about this little story is what she said to me the day she got the job – "Tara you have done so much for me and my two little girl’s and now our life will be better because of you". I did cry after she left because it was the nicest thing anyone has said to me in a very long time.
I did what my badge said and I improved someone’s life, but this was different.
I really love the work you are doing overseas and Elena has said the same thing. You are touching so many people’s lives and I want to say thank you for that. Without this job I know I wouldn’t never be able to do something so rewarding.
So if you could find the time to meet her I would be most grateful. I know as said earlier you are very busy I would be more than happy to bring her to you just for a small chat and maybe a piece of that gorgeous cake!!!

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best Wishes
Tara Oldfield
Elevate Trainer
A4e Barnsley