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This past Sunday, my older brother was home and we got to talking philosophy, as always with him. (We both happen to share a fascination with this topic though our thoughts are somehow on different tangents.) Let\u2019s just say that the way he sees things and the way I do are similar, but different none the less. It always makes for interesting discussion, but I digress.<\/p>\n
(I think I\u2019ll save that topic for another time. Maybe I\u2019ll plunge you all into the vortex of cosmic mechanics with me\u2026MWUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! )<\/p>\n
Whoops! Let my crazy out for a second there. ;p<\/p>\n
Anyhow, during the course of this discussion, I had an epiphany about a topic I feel quite strongly about\u2026 Owning a Business. But let me take you guys back to the beginning before I lose you in the maze that is the universe as I know it (for now anyway. My understanding of this is constantly evolving, but I\u2019m going to stop talking about it before you start thinking I\u2019m crazy. But don\u2019t worry, ill ease you into it, nice and gentle, at a later time >:D).<\/p>\n
Anyhow, where was I\u2026? Ah yes, why I decided I would start a business.<\/p>\n
A couple of weeks ago, when schools were opening for the New Year, I noticed this vendor I used to see across the street on my way to school. He had this really shabby shack before and he had been doing business in it for less than two years. I should know, I\u2019ve been passing by for 4 year already and I remember it was the kind of thing I wouldn\u2019t look at twice.<\/p>\n
From a business perspective, because I am a business student, it didn\u2019t have much going for it. It was only a few paces away from some large kiosks which not only offered more variety (it\u2019s a vegetable stand), but they had better presentation by kiosk standards and the added advantage of already having a long relationship with the customer base in the area. It\u2019s a middle class semi residential area. On top of this, there exists a small shopping mart which also stocks similar goods. There were a few other issues but that\u2019s beside the point. The long and short of what I\u2019m trying to say is, the future didn\u2019t look too bright for him in my perspective.<\/p>\n
So, you can imagine my surprise, when two years down the line, he had expanded to larger (like 3 time the size of the previous shack) shack, much better constructed, with more space, more variety with umbrellas for shade on the top. (It\u2019s amazing what you can do with a vision and commitment and hard work.) Seriously I was impressed. In my opinion, his prospects weren\u2019t all that great. But here is where my philosophy and epiphany come in.<\/p>\n
You see, the way I see it, when God created the universe, it was really no different than the way an engineer would build a machine. What we see in our daily lives is just the surface. The friendly user interface that works according to how it was coded. Kind of like windows. And like widows, there are a set of commands it will always adhere too. So you know that when you want to browse your PC, you open the file explorer. If you want to see all your apps, you go to the start menu.<\/p>\n
In the same way, in life certain universal principles work I.e. garbage in garbage out. You reap what you sow. generous people never seem to run out of whatever it is they give. You know\u2026 I\u2019m sure you have noticed. And my latest addition, which is really more like an off shoot of one of these universal governing commands is, if you create the opportunity for something to happen, it will. (Though now that I think about it, there might already be a law like this in effect and I\u2019ve only realized it.) Anyway, this is something I\u2019ve seen a number of times before.<\/p>\n
How many of you have seen people start a business doing something you know you can probably do even better than them and somehow its really working out. These people are the envy of my life. I think I mentioned this before, but my lifetime goal is to be a business owner. For multiple businesses. Not just to stroke my ego, but because there are so many different things I want to do. So many ventures I want to delve into, I literally can\u2019t see myself doing just one thing for the rest of my life. I think if I got stuck doing that I\u2019d die. And I know I can do it. I know it\u2019s possible, and all I have to do is not chicken out.<\/p>\n
And in my observation, I have seen these people make something (and I still insist that I could probably do it better If I did it. See! Envy.) Out of nothing simply because they did it seriously and they stuck to it. The success stories are too numerous to count. At the start, all they had was an idea and just some of the resource they needed to start. Many of them didn\u2019t even have everything they needed, when they just went ahead and did it. My friend k, that hustler guy I was telling you guys about in that article I wrote before. He is in Cairo for business as we speak, or if he is back, he just got back. He is doing international business already and I\u2019m just here theorizing.<\/p>\n
My conclusion from this is this. Just do it. And once you do, stick with it. Because my take away from this is all I have to do is create a universal conduit. Pick the right environment and create conduit, a universal opportunity for something to happen, eventually it will flow your way, even if it has a slow start. It doesn\u2019t have to be pretty or perfect. You don\u2019t have to have everything in place from the start. Heck, I would venture to say that the startups that have become success stories started with very little and probably the reason they stood the test of time is because this forced them to be flexible.<\/p>\n
And flexible means creativity. And creativity leads to innovation, which in turn creates something customers would be drawn to.\u00a0 So if you do start, be flexible and open to changes. It may even end up leading you into doing something else entirely, but you would have your business none the less. Because life is unexpected like that.<\/p>\n
That is why I\u2019ve decide, by the end of this year, I want to have started a business. I feel too inspired for me to not try. Honestly, I think God would want me to. It doesn\u2019t have to be pretty or perfect. I don\u2019t need to have everything from the get go. I just need to pick the right environment and be committed. It will work out. And even if it doesn\u2019t and it bombs out, I\u2019ll have learnt and I will try again. Because it\u2019s what I want. It\u2019s my goal in life. And I won\u2019t give up on it just because I failed once. Nothing is perfect on the first try and you can\u2019t afford to be a chicken about what you want.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a big declaration from me y\u2019all. I\u2019m confessing this into my life and you know what the bible says about faith and confessing. It\u2019s a form of prayer. It puts power behind your objective. It helps it start materializing. And I\u2019m praying seriously for this. I already even roped in an accomplice. (My sister ;p). Cross your fingers, pray for us, wish me luck!<\/p>\n
I feel the weight of this decision. It\u2019s interesting that I feel this way when I haven\u2019t really yet tangibly committed any resources to it. No time, no money yet or anything. But I guess it\u2019s because when you are serious about your something, it has an entirely different taste and essence. But I can do it, God willing of course. I\u2019m praying about it, and I feel good about it. My biggest concern is that I don\u2019t want to chicken out at the last minute, because that has always been a problem for me.<\/p>\n
Ill probably keep you guys posted as I live and learn. I want to enjoy the process. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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