I was at a Gentleman's Club last night. Again, my friend invited me to join him experience the life of his clients. They [His clients] runs and controls a lot of businesses in this city (Chinese are really well known for this) and they celebrate once in a while in clubs like the one I went to last night.
Its all the same. They drink, they gamble, they rent the services of ladies, they take in whatever they can to alight their consciousness to a temporary state of euphoria. All that money spent just to satisfy their carnal desires for roughly 8 hours.
Are men just really slaves of hormones?
I can only assume their POV. Im only 22. I might even eat my words when time comes. But i hope not. I pray to God i will not turn to one of them. I'm glad my friend isn't. He just goes there because its his job to maintain good relationship. He is a darn good father and an exellent husband. I pray that he will never turn into one of them. Please, pray for me too. I just want to do my job, get out of this race, and live a peaceful and serene life with my future loving wife and child.
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Saturday, 21 March 2009
It wants you to QUIT
Its funny how the first week of running the business had a theme each day. We would term it, "challenge of the day". These would range from logistical shortcomings to area and machine incompatibilities. Each day, tension would rise and frustration would pile up. This kept on until we decided to change the location.
However, it wasn't all that bad. Almost 1Million Rupiah gross sales in practically 3 full days of selling, each following day had a growth of more or less 50%. I guess this business is really feasible here in Indonesia as well. We have tested the machine and the system, all we need now is a new location. "yare yare..."
However, it wasn't all that bad. Almost 1Million Rupiah gross sales in practically 3 full days of selling, each following day had a growth of more or less 50%. I guess this business is really feasible here in Indonesia as well. We have tested the machine and the system, all we need now is a new location. "yare yare..."
Saturday, 7 March 2009
Dirty Hands
Sometime this noon, I was with the woman we will be hiring to sell our ice cream. We asked her to come so that we could train her. While I was dismantling the front end of the Machine and cleaning it piece by piece she asks me why I did not hire someone to clean it for me.
With my limited Bahasa Indonesia, I simply told her that because I OWN IT.
I did not really know how to explain it fully but basically I wanted to tell her that I need to get my hands dirty. This is my business and its personal (as my boss would say). I want to experience first hand every aspect of it no matter how tedious or trivial at least once. May it be removing grease from the feed piston to marketing the brand, I have to be completely immersed in it. The last thing I would want to be is an ignorant business owner (especially when this business grows to extreme heights).
Don't be afraid or lazy to get your hands dirty.
With my limited Bahasa Indonesia, I simply told her that because I OWN IT.
I did not really know how to explain it fully but basically I wanted to tell her that I need to get my hands dirty. This is my business and its personal (as my boss would say). I want to experience first hand every aspect of it no matter how tedious or trivial at least once. May it be removing grease from the feed piston to marketing the brand, I have to be completely immersed in it. The last thing I would want to be is an ignorant business owner (especially when this business grows to extreme heights).
Don't be afraid or lazy to get your hands dirty.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Happy Paper Anniversary, Jay
Yes, id like to greet myself on this momentous occasion. It was,
March 03, 2008 : My first day on a full time Job, payed a full time salary.
Earning really feels good. Its quite addictive especially if you lived your whole life with a tight budget everyday. Makes you wana splurge it all in your first few months (some even extend to years). Im glad I was able to resist this, to some extent at least. One of the most important lessons the "Rich Dad" of Robert Kiyosaki (author of best seller "Rich Dad Poor Dad") taught to him was never get addicted to receiving money through a job. This is because you work for the money. The aim is to make the money work for you, right?
As of now, i have had saved 57% of my 1 year worth of salary. Of the 57%, i have only invested 23%. That leaves me 32% still to invest somewhere. I already have my eyes set on something. If everything goes well, ill have it invested sometime mid year.
If that is the case, then id be able to cross off objective number 2 on my 2009 goals list.
How are you on your list? Doing better I suppose. Keep it up! ^.^
Cheers~
March 03, 2008 : My first day on a full time Job, payed a full time salary.
Earning really feels good. Its quite addictive especially if you lived your whole life with a tight budget everyday. Makes you wana splurge it all in your first few months (some even extend to years). Im glad I was able to resist this, to some extent at least. One of the most important lessons the "Rich Dad" of Robert Kiyosaki (author of best seller "Rich Dad Poor Dad") taught to him was never get addicted to receiving money through a job. This is because you work for the money. The aim is to make the money work for you, right?
As of now, i have had saved 57% of my 1 year worth of salary. Of the 57%, i have only invested 23%. That leaves me 32% still to invest somewhere. I already have my eyes set on something. If everything goes well, ill have it invested sometime mid year.
If that is the case, then id be able to cross off objective number 2 on my 2009 goals list.
How are you on your list? Doing better I suppose. Keep it up! ^.^
Cheers~
Monday, 2 March 2009
Challenging Your Own Success
I was told before that grabbing the Top Spot wasnt the hardest thing. It was keeping it. This is an interview with Gary Kasparov (Chess Legend) about Making Mistakes, and he's technique on staying as the World's Number 1 Chess player for about 2 decades.
(Thanks YouTube!)
(Thanks YouTube!)
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