The Reason

I can't stop thinking. I do a lot of thinking nowadays. Even sometimes I couldn't sleep at night because a lot of ideas keep coming out and I have to write it inside my idea book. Well, it's all about me being passionate of setting up my own business. I'm still on the learning platform, waiting patiently to fly higher than ever. Period.

Just imagine of owning your own business. Making your own personal mark in the world. Being in total control of your life. Doing what you want, whenever you want it. Some of my close friends and relatives did questioned me a lot about my job,

" Asz,why did you choose this kind of job?"

" Asz, do you aware that your job didn't secure you with EPF schemes, and penchant/retirement allowances. Ever thought of joining the GOVERNMENT sector?"

" How much is your "salary" there?

Well, I'm not going to post my answer here. I'll talk about it in the next entry. They just didn't have the idea of what my career is all about. People with "different" mindsets usually prefer to be in their " COMFORT ZONE". I've been at that zone before and learned a harsh lesson, and that took me where I am now. Finally, I didn't afraid of my own shadow anymore. I was morphed to another person with dozens of visions and missions to achieve.

I'm not doing it for myself, but for everybody that I care for. I remember watching my dad going and coming back from work every day. Sometimes, we didn't meet for a day although living in the same house because of his daily routine! He went to office early in the morning, while I'm still on bed sleeping and when he came back home (usually by 8:30), I'm already hanging out with friends until midnight. Dad is such a workaholic guy and his employer liked him very much. My dad has been living in his "comfort zone" til he retired last year. Never got involved with any kind of business or other source of income at all, except some investment schemes. Here I must admit, there's absolutely No Harm of staying in your "COMFORT ZONE" forever.(sigh..) Except all of your fantasies towards a successful life won't be a reality because you don't want to come out, to the "HARDSHIP ZONE".( Unless you won a RM100 million lottery ticket!)

It's just me. I realized that my future lies in the dangerous world of Entrepreneurship. The Reason? I am a FREEDOM FIGHTER. I hate of being a stereotypically static person like I was before. I need a CAREER that ALLOWS me to perpertually manage my own time according to my own schedule, my targeted income, and my future plans without any concerns of being SACKED!! No worries because it's only me, myself and my dreams!! I couldn't afford to be like my dad, working for others until his retirement days. Dad himself repeatedly told me, he got no FREEDOM as an employee. I know what dad means.

So right now, I'm pursuing the FREEDOM : of time,space,speech and money, which honestly I couldn't earn if I'm working for others. But many our Malay people jump into business because they got lured to the LUXURIOUS lifestyle, and the BIG BUCKS they could have made out of it, with only a few of 'em aware that 93% of new business ventures failed in Malaysia. That's just a wrong mindset at all. Business is not just about money and luxury. Ask our fellow Malaysian Chinese friends: they'll answer " It's the way of life! ", " It's culture!" and you'll find many more brilliant answers from them. That's why the Chinese managed to control over 2/3 of Malaysian economy. They are more far-sighted than us, the so called invincible and "berdaulat" Malays or "Me"-"Layu." We need to change this. We're not living in the pre-Merdeka days anymore. We are climbing up the stairs of technology advancement and modernisation era.

As for me, it involves a lot of business skills, patience, communications, networking, ideas, perseverance and financial literatures because some business might not generate any profits or turnover maybe for months or years. Just read the story of Ray Kroc, the entrepreneur who introduced the world with McDonald's franchise. He waited for 12 years, only to plough the FIRST profit from his business. His weapon of success is only patience. Could you wait that long to gain profit from your business? Or Could I ? Insya Allah, because I originally came from a poor, kampong family, and my childhood days taught me a lot about patience. I'm looking forward for my greatest endeavor. Pray for me.

It can be done, and it has been done. I've met multi-millionaire internet company owner, Dr.Irfan Khairi,and self-made millionaire Unit Trust Consultant, Mahadi Badrul Zaman at different occasions before. Stories about their TOUGH journey to lead a successful life has really inspired me. Dr. Irfan made his first RM1mil when he was 25 while Mahadi owns it at 23. Such a great success by such a young man is a fantastic inspiration for an ambitious youth like me.

I learned a lot from my "unofficial" mentor, Dr. Irfan Khairi

But I know, it's not that easy to beat up the challenges. Ever since I'm pursuing my career in this financial line, I've been cheated regularly and I've been treated badly by some clients. Sometimes ago, I was called a "stupid wannabe" consultant after I was backstabbed by a colleague. But the best of all, I was once honoured as the top performer in unit trust sales in Miri region, which urged the backstabbers cum office politicians to back off. Life is a rollercoaster after all.

As Abraham Lincoln once said, " Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing." I'd bear that in mind. "It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

So,personally for me: The reason of owning my own business is, FREEDOM.

What's yours? Care to share your opinions?


Or you prefer "freedom" like this ????