Business Minded

I have been reading a lot about business lately, more on how to start off a small business and survive. Read a lot about the insides of running a business instead of the theories and basics of running a business. The reason is, I'm aware that practical hands on knowledge is more useful than the dull and dry theories that the books teach. Even though I do not plan to venture into business anytime soon, but I do have a strong interest to learn about it. I find it very exciting and challenging, at the same time very risky as well.

Learning from people's past experience is way better than reading books, as it gives me a better understanding about the market and the society. Things like business ethnics and the undertable procedures that are on going are not taught in the business text books and have to be learned through real life experience. Having people from the industry to share their experience with you is like getting free money from them. Their experience is very valuable that money is not able to buy.

Working on a daily job might be someone's ideal lifestyle but definitely not for me as I do not like daily routine work. I prefer things that are dynamic and more challenging which changes every day according to the people, things or the society that I work in. Business, finance and investment is able to fulfill the desire within me that I wish to challenge and prove myself that I'm capable of handling it. Instead of blindly venturing into it, I spent a year working as a normal employee, to figure out whether daily employment suits me. Maybe there are some jobs around that fulfills my passion but it takes opportunity to seek for one. 

Money is essential for survival. Everyday, everywhere, people tend to find ways to make money. Whether they earn it through their hardwork, working for other people, or they invest in things that they find profitable. Some people with the courage and capital, will try to venture into the business world, be it at a smaller scale or at a multi-million project. Eventually, some will be successful, while others will perish under poor management and planning. Business is not as easy as some people thought, somebody might have been lucky that their business goes well, some might not. Besides luck, proper knowledge and planning is very important, the entry plan, the exit plan, how the company progress, how the business sustain. At the end, it's all about sustaining and maintaining it. Many businesses failed not because they do not have good idea, they failed because they might have poor planning, poor management or bad cash flow.

The ways that people manage their business is different and it is an endless process to learn about. Endless learning, is what I seek for as a job, be it self-employed, or employed. If I'm able to learn progressively while applying, I will be glad to stay and work. However, when things halted and all I do is just plain application, I will start to feel bored and dull and passion fades away.

My current new interest is all about business, finance, management, investment and marketing. Any of these field makes me feel excited to learn about and if possible, to work in. The best way to learn is to get involve in it, but at the mean time, I will just continue my learning through readings and observations. Any article, book or website that has information of the sectors mentioned above will definitely be my priority. Just to start off, I will start reading materials that are available from home. This week and next week, I will try to complete a book.