The road to entrepreneur

It is really not easy to be an entrepreneur. i will never fully understand it till i become one.. and one i became.. recently.. 

One word. It was tough. a few more words..  a lonely journey. painful at times. sometime feel lost.. sometime not sure.. sometime depressed.. feel disconnected to the world at times..

Well.. on the bright side.. i feel empowered to do anything i want.. freedom of choice.. steer my own destiny.. manage my own time.. sip coffee whenever i want.. rest as i wish.. realise my dream.. experience life like any before..

So, do i regret coming out on my own? No. Whenever i ask myself this question, i find the answer always the same. i think i will regret if i dont come out to try my own biz.. at least i try even if i fail.. 

This will be the best days of my life.. since my resources will last me a year or so.. it makes me treasure every day of my life much more.. coz i know once this period is finished or spent and i dont succeed, i will have to go back working for people and these will become only memories.. 

Everyday now is a blessed day! i will treasure each day of my life.. and i certainly wish i could help others live their dreams and pay forward one day..  ;-)

is it worth it? being an entrepreneur

recently i've the great opportunity to talk to a few entrepreneurs who have started their own businesses a few years ago. it must be the Chinese New Year season that somehow make people reflect on their past and of course old friends and friendships spring to mind.. and people started meeting up one another to catch up..

being forever curious of what makes a person successful, i will always ask those entrepreneur friends what makes them successful? or what are the key lessons learned in life? i usually get some answers from them.. i wont share it here though.. ;-) But what's interesting is that most of them say they're tired and it's really tough to be an SME.. even though the government keeps saying they are helping them.. it's still a struggle with all those MNCs standing so closely..

Some wanted to take a break and go back to school, others wanted to change trade.. i can feel sign of fatigue and sign of resign.. after years of struggle.. i cant help but feel a little down too coz i'm thinking of running my own biz one day.. fulfilling one of my life goals. Nevertheless, will remember their lessons and go with the flow of life.. perhaps one day i will be an entrepreneur too.. perhaps not.. i guess at the end of the day, for me.. i just wanna do what i like to do.. and in line with my Three Good principles of life - good for yourself, good for others, and serve a greater good. ;-)