Taking chances over choices (A Business Venture Story)

I admit.

I failed a LOT in my life, especially in seeking for business opportunities.

But that doesn’t stop me for looking for one. I am still optimistic that somewhere out there, there is a business for me to cling on.

And so, I’m gonna share to you my story on my business ventures.

I started my business hunting days two years ago.

I’m looking for a business that not just supports me financially but also get a mentor for me to learn from, the knowledge on how I can be involved in the business and the skills I needed to pursue the business in the long run.

It took me longer than I thought.

Then came in the opportunity!

I thought I had the business I was looking for. And so, I sat in and listened.

At first, I thought to myself, “I think this is it. I’ll give it a shot.”

So, I had the choice to take this chance. Since this is my very FIRST business venture of the year.

And, I did. I joined. I listened. I digested all the learning from them. I was doing well in a month, actually.

Then came in another business opportunity!

Now, that is fast. This business came in a month after I joined a business I thought I can grow 

financially and in experience.

And so, I sat in and listened.

I thought to myself, “Hmmm. This is better than the first one, I guess.”

After taking so much thought on it, I haven’t decided yet if I need to join and leave the first one. Or continue the first business and disregard the offer of the second one.

That was hard. And I was thinking that I need to choose from the two on which one I’ll grow better in the business.

Do I need to make a choice? Or just take the chance?

What I did? I took the chance.

It might be the best for me. Or it can be the worst for me.

Either way, I took the chance because I know one way or another, there will be great opportunities waiting for me when I join.

And so, I left the first and joined the second.

After a couple of months joining the second business, I felt dry. I felt no growth both financially and mentally.

“Why is this happening?” I thought to myself without knowing anything that goes well.

And so, I stopped.

I totally stopped from venturing another business.

“It is truly a waste of money and a waste of time,” I said to myself back then.

 “No more business ventures for me this year!” I said to myself while focusing myself in building my 

passion in music.

That was last year.

By the end of last year, I ventured on work from home jobs instead. (You can read my previous blog post about working from home.)

Earlier this year, since my online jobs are just part-time, I can look for other opportunities to grow financially.

Then, I saw a Facebook post that interests me.

It says that you can do it in your free time aside from your work.

Hmmm. I got curious and contacted him.

When we met, it was a business offer.

“Okay, I just stopped pursuing business opportunities two years ago and now it’s here again!” I thought to myself.

I am so sure to myself that I will not be joining a business ever again ever since my past experiences with it.

But, I took the chance to sit in and listen to what he has to say.

“Okay. Convince me why I should join,” showing this kind of expression to him while listening. I think he haven’t notice it yet.

While I was listening to him, there are two words that caught my attention.

Discipleship and teamwork.

That shocked me, really.

I never thought there would be a business opportunity that would offer those words in action.

“I guess, this is the business opportunity I was looking for,” I thought to myself.

Discipleship, by the way, is building friendships and relationships. This is crucial in any kind of business. This means that I need to build relationships so that I can grow in a business.

Teamwork is helping people. This means that when I join, people will help me go onboard the business so that I won’t feel left out. (That was how I felt two years ago!)

Those two words grabbed my attention.

I was still unsure of it at first.

I said to them, “I’ll check if it will work out for me.”

I was given another chance for this potential business opportunity for me to grow, literally.

But still, I have a choice to disregard the offer and get more realistic jobs that I can get. Or continue with the business and see if what future lies for me ahead.

Take the choice? Or take the chance?

It was hard, really.

After thinking so much thought that night, I decided to take another chance of pursuing the business.

And so, I informed them that I’ll join.

Now, this is the best part of joining the business with them.

When I was about to join, the person whom I contacted before never left me. He is there to help me out on everything I needed to do.

Even his colleagues helped me out too!

Wow! Now, that’s teamwork in action!

They ensure me that everything will be accounted for and nobody is left behind.

“I’m beginning to like it,” I thought and smirked at myself.

When I officially joined the business a week after, I never thought that they would immediately train me to do the business.

“That was fast!” I thought.

It was my first ever training. One on one.

I wasn’t even trained on a one on one setting back then.

And in the training, it involves on getting to know me better so that they can help me achieve the goals I have set for the year.

Now, that was discipleship in action as well.

I got so excited when I learned that there is a kind of business that shows discipleship and teamwork at the same time.

So right now, as you read this, I am getting one of my dreams checked in my bucket list:

“Have a business that I can grow financially and would help me grow as a person as well.”

Even though, I’m still new in this business, they would occasionally greet me and ask me how I am doing. Not just in the business but also in my personal life as well.

It took me two years to find the right business for me. J

I wanted to help and inspire people so that’s why I entered in a “discipleship and teamwork” business.

I wanted to get people feel and experience what I have experienced in this business.

If you wanted to get in this kind of business, then don’t hesitate to contact me in Facebook. J (I would love to help you, too!)

Helping and knowing each other better can make the business grow and the people involved in it as well.

 So that’s my story.

Taking chances need great sacrifices. But those great sacrifices can lead a shining light at the end of the tunnel.

Pursue your dreams. I and the team can help you with that.

We can get our dreams when we help each other out.

By the way, you can do it in your free time, earn and learn from mentors.

Have an exciting year ahead!!!