What's there to lose?
Lately, an entrepreneurial fire was sparked off inside me, and it's raging madly day by day. Almost burning me to ashes.
Why, you might ask? Why the sudden urge to start out your own business?
Thanks to my job. Thanks to my company. More significantly, thanks to Shanghai.
After I settled down into my life in Shanghai, I started to look out for other jobs. This is my main motivation here of course when I decided to relocate. I was told that well-paid jobs are abundant for me in a place like Shanghai where English is highly valued, and moreover, I'm effectively bilingual. To my dismay, the only well-paid job that I qualify here is that of administrative assistant to some big managers in some big MNCs. The remuneration is about double of what I'm getting now. Sounds attractive huh.
Certainly I contemplated applying for these jobs. But then I think again. Already the experience that I'm getting in my present company is not value-adding me, what of an administrative assistant to some big shots?
Self. ID. Ego. I cannot bring myself to believe that I'm only capable of arranging someone's travel plan, cascading memos, managing office logistics, or more notably being a coffee lady.
So I'm stuck, aren’t I?
For a while, I thought that was the case.
One day (I forgot when), the idea of starting my own business suddenly came across my mind. Like a flash of lightning, fast and furious, it hit me hard.
You know, it's the same old saying “I'll feel happier and more satisfied working my ass off for my own business than for other people's”. Not on my own to be precise, because I have 6 partners to work with.
Now I begin to appreciate this statement.
I started talking to my close friends about it and they share the same sentiment.
Not an easy task at hand for sure. Many considerations and uncertainties. I guess these are the factors that deter people from being entrepreneurs. The opportunity costs and risk involved seemed pretty high for some indeed.
Anyhow, now that this idea has sprung in my mind, I hope it'll take root and bear some fruits soon.
Candidly, when you have nothing, you have nothing to lose.
Why, you might ask? Why the sudden urge to start out your own business?
Thanks to my job. Thanks to my company. More significantly, thanks to Shanghai.
After I settled down into my life in Shanghai, I started to look out for other jobs. This is my main motivation here of course when I decided to relocate. I was told that well-paid jobs are abundant for me in a place like Shanghai where English is highly valued, and moreover, I'm effectively bilingual. To my dismay, the only well-paid job that I qualify here is that of administrative assistant to some big managers in some big MNCs. The remuneration is about double of what I'm getting now. Sounds attractive huh.
Certainly I contemplated applying for these jobs. But then I think again. Already the experience that I'm getting in my present company is not value-adding me, what of an administrative assistant to some big shots?
Self. ID. Ego. I cannot bring myself to believe that I'm only capable of arranging someone's travel plan, cascading memos, managing office logistics, or more notably being a coffee lady.
So I'm stuck, aren’t I?
For a while, I thought that was the case.
One day (I forgot when), the idea of starting my own business suddenly came across my mind. Like a flash of lightning, fast and furious, it hit me hard.
You know, it's the same old saying “I'll feel happier and more satisfied working my ass off for my own business than for other people's”. Not on my own to be precise, because I have 6 partners to work with.
Now I begin to appreciate this statement.
I started talking to my close friends about it and they share the same sentiment.
Not an easy task at hand for sure. Many considerations and uncertainties. I guess these are the factors that deter people from being entrepreneurs. The opportunity costs and risk involved seemed pretty high for some indeed.
Anyhow, now that this idea has sprung in my mind, I hope it'll take root and bear some fruits soon.
Candidly, when you have nothing, you have nothing to lose.
posted by Bananakiller at 1:38 PM
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1 Comments:
dear sam... it's not that we have nothing to lose.. .we all have too much to lose.. that's why we need to plan... the rest of us, i wonder if they are similiar as i am, but we are all too "complacement" or "tied up" with our daily work to think and plan... really think and plan.. our jobs now, how many more years can we work like this? not too long... thanks for planning the future for the 7 fairies!! :P
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