The journey of an entrepreneur, for me has been to discover
that I am not totally there, I do create my own money, in other words, I create
a job but I do not create a business yet, I am on my way, though. I would
strongly recommend saving money and think carefully on the ideas you may have
in mind. To own a business is not as difficult as it seems, but sometimes, it
takes many tries to find out the best way to do it. First you have to focus on
something that you like doing it. I failed with big capitals for trying to do
things that I have no expertise about, only did it because others were making
money on it. It was not a good way to precede, consequences? Money lost in big
amounts. Then, I decided to continue doing what I do, The thing is when you
have a wife and children, it is more complicated. Keep the eternal perspective
on the things you are planning to do, do not make it for the money, find a
business where you enjoy doing it and doing it solves anybody’s problems or
needs, take your family with you, help them see and enjoy what you are doing,
It is very interesting to end up concluding that It is actually If you
have a job, consider it a base for your independent endeavor, but if you do not
have one, depending on the country where you live in, consider an advantage, you
will not experience the frustration of losing it, you already do not have it,
on the contrary, you will discover the power of making money out of nothing.
You need to give credit to yourself and work, believe in your idea. Any
beginning is hard, yours will not be different, but Serve others, When others
find their needs satisfied after buying your product, you have the beginning of
a business, Save money and be generous with your profits, Organize your time
and schedule your activities, a good organization takes seriously time and it
does not give any problem to any body, as long as it lasts, A business in our
own is hard work but hard work is the business.
I want to point out what I actually have lived so far. I
have never lasted in a job more than two years, sometimes I wish I were like my
fellow friends where I see them living an apparent happiness, I do not know If
I have wasted money, time or opportunities in trying to build my own business,
Now at the University taking this business courses, I learned that I do not own
a business yet, but I have the potential to have one. It is taking me a lot of
work. Because now I learned by experience that I can actually make money every
day and that I do not have to wait anything. I do not have to wait for a big
loan or whatever similar. In my eyes I have seen others making more money than
me selling other things, while I make forty cents per soda others make like $
1 per sell, may be the difference is the
times I sell something, I have chosen selling sodas because it is something it
is needed at the moment, it is a seasonal business though. I have also learned
that you can sell it anytime of the year and at any hour of the day. I believe
that if I keep working, I will get to the day where my capital will be enough
to start a business, without a loan. In conclussion I know now, that I am
working to raise my capital and to invest on something that I am actually
working, and I am working on 3 things so far, I am teaching English, I am doing
translations, and I am selling sodas in the street. But now, I have a website
and I learned more skills, I started to think on guiding tourists. Two of my
first ideas, I need to work on them, selling things in the street will give me
the capital for it. I do believe more than ever that it is possible. It is
going to take me time and work but I will do it. Taking this course has helped
me to discover and assured in me that I have always been in the right path, I
am not only one occupation, I want to do more things in life and my life, it is
not the life I wanted to live but it is the beginning, I have learned many
lessons and I learned to put the knowledge into practice, It is possible and I
can do it. I will do it.
