I want to share my starting line before i jump into business, This will be my journal about my preparation, making things to happen, all around business and everything - i want you to see how a scholar like me evolve, grow, fail and wishfully succeed in the field of entrepreneurship.
Currently while typing this article, I'm searching for preparations and other materials that surely help me to make my business idea go, grow and glow. Before i'll get started, some people worry if they have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, so do i.
Can You Afford to Fail? Can i afford to fail?
Large number of businesses fail in their first year. nakakatakot di ba? Put it this way: do not expect to succeed. Expect that you will fail, and always try your hardest not to. You'll be pleasantly surprised if things go your way. Note that this doesn't mean that you shouldn't believe in yourself and your business - simply that you have to realize the kind of odds you're up against, and you'' have to stay realistic.
“It’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.” - Ellen DeGeneres
Am i a Survivor?
There are some people who always seem to make it in the end, regardless of what life throws at them. Kumbaga sa telenovela sila yung bida (anu daw?) You need to be the kind of person whose response to things going wrong is to work harder and get it fixed, not someone who sobbed and cries all night. Many entrepreneurs say that being a survivor is more than anything, is the secret of success. You need to be a 'never say die or go lang ng go' kind of person. You need to be always ready to try again, no matter what gets thrown at you . Remember that it's not when things start to go wrong that you fail - you haven't failed until you've given up.
“Giving up is the only sure way to fail.” - Gena Showalter
Be Prepared to Work Hard.
Kung sa feasibility study at thesis natin nagagawa nating maging martyr multiplied by two dito pa ba? (iconvince ba daw ang sarili) If you've been doing a standard nine-to-five job or straight 8:00 am to 8:00 pm classes in your university, you're probably used to a world where it's someone else's responsibility if the work doesn't get done - you work as fast as you can for the hours you're told to, and if it's not done on time then it's the manager's fault for not hiring enough people or i-next meeting nalang para ipa-assignment ni maam. When you work on your own, though, there's no-one to blame - the buck stops where it starts, with you.
I Need to Satisfy Every Customer.
When you run a home business, you can't afford to lose any customers. You need to always be nice to them, trying to meet their needs. You have to remember that you're the most senior person they can talk to in this organization, and you have to act like it - when there's no-one other than you to handle complaints, you have to either give in to customers at every opportunity or watch them take their business elsewhere. Sabi ng professor ko, ang customer mo ang buhay ng business mo - put it into your sole reason, customer satisfaction.
Do I Really Love What I Do?
Kung kaya kong magpuyat ng maraming beses sa pagtatype ng Business proposal, feasibility, Thesis at Term paper ba't hindi dito. Alam ko marami akong matutunang lesson sa pagtahak ko dito at iyon ang pinaka mahalaga para sa akin ang may matutunan. I'm deeply in-love in learning, period.
If you don't love what you do, then sooner or later you're going to want to stop doing it - and when you run a home business, that's difficult. Besides, you can't run a home business if you're always sitting and thinking about how great it'll be when it's the weekend. No, the only way to succeed in home business is to be absolutely sure that you really love what you're doing. If you can think of another job you'd rather have, then you're in trouble.
Think of it this way: Kaya ko bang magpakilala sa ibang tao at sabihing may product akong ganito, may service akong ganyan? Kaya ko bang mag abot ng leaflet regarding sa business ko, na sila mismo mamangha sa idea ko? Hindi mahalaga kung kaya ko o hindi humarap sa marami at magpaimpress about my business, pag naniniwala tayo, maniniwala din sila - kaya go lang ng go.
Join me as i track the world of entrepreneurship and be part of my journey. #iSKOLARako
Startup Diary ft. Mental preparation
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Aeron Emmanuel
