Early last fall I got a job with a travel business that specialized in making reservations for other companies (who actually ran the excursions customer made reservations for). This job only served as a means to an end in sustaining my education. However, I was surprised to learn that this business was George's first business, which he created while still in college. In fact, George has grown and sustained his business for 13 years, all the while creating other successful business.
Today George owns (or co-owns) a web-design/marketing firm, a local moving company, and a photo-booth rental service, all of which were financed from the travel business. It really opened my eyes to how so much can be achieved by identifying a good niche for a business and having the confidence to work hard on a leap of faith. Even if George's travel business had failed to take off, I have a feeling that the lessons learned along the way would have led to success in his other ventures.
On another note, I choose to enroll in ENT 3003 for numerous reasons. The first and foremost being that I plan on minoring in entrepreneurship. Obviously ENT 3003 is a major component of this minor. I also choose to enroll in this class because I'm looking to develop more personal and professional skills. In order to grow (and start fulfilling my goals of being a consultant/business owner) I need to have confidence in myself and work hard towards reaching my goals.
With ENT 3003 being an online class, I'll be required to manage my own time and practice goal-setting, followed by goal-achieving! I also believe that the variety of experiences I'll be exposed to in this class will help me in the bigger picture of life after college.
Thanks for reading!
Hey Sebastian,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story about George; it just goes to show that with a good work ethic, dreams can be achieved, even if you are still in college. You're right; failures can be turned into success if we take the time to learn from them. I too plan to pursue a minor in Entrepreneurship and one day open my own business. The online aspect of this class means we can manage our own time and experiences, which is essential framework to entrepreneurship. Check out how I used the Internet to fuel my own entrepreneurial mindset: http://intro2ent.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-entrepreneurship-story.html
Hey, my name is Sebastian too, haha.
ReplyDeleteWell, that truly sounds like a very inspiring story. I also found inspiration for choosing the entrepreneurial path in someone I worked closely with. In my case, it happened to be my parents. It really appears to me that your mindset is the right one in taking on this new path. I hadn't really given too much thought to the idea that the online aspect of this class puts more responsibility in our hands in terms of managing our time wisely, but I'm really glad you mentioned it because that just gives me even more reason to enjoy this class and all it has to offer. Let's keep working towards that Entrepreneurship minor! And if you are interested to learn a little about my similar situation, go ahead and check out my story:
http://sebastianent3003.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-entrepreneurship-story.html