Few weeks ago, out of nowhere I posted this status below on Facebook. I tagged influential entities in the name of entrepreneurship in the Philippines to ask for their thoughts. They are comprised of a coworking space, a magazine about entrepreneurship, a group that conducts pitch sessions and a few ongoing mentorship programs for entrepreneurs but guess what,
NO ONE replied. I wonder why. I know deep inside my heart I have a point. Really it is hard to be noticed when you’re just as small as a tiny leaf surrounded by gigantic ships floating in the ocean. You’ll have to strive to be known first before they hear you talking. And who does not believe when I say that we Filipinos have this mindset we follow since birth in chronological order: get a college degree then work in your 8-5 dream corporate job… exactly what I thought as well. But then everything changed when I came across this word “entrepreneurship” last year.
What is entrepreneurship according to Wikipedia?
Entrepreneurship - comes from the French verb 'entreprendre' which means 'To undertake,' is the act and art of being an entrepreneur or one who undertakes innovations or introducing new things, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods. This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response to a perceived opportunity. The most obvious form of entrepreneurship is that of starting new businesses (referred as Startup Company).
Few weeks ago, out of nowhere I posted this status below on Facebook. I tagged influential entities in the name of entrepreneurship in the Philippines to ask for their thoughts. They are comprised of a coworking space, a magazine about entrepreneurship, a group that conducts pitch sessions and a few ongoing mentorship programs for entrepreneurs but guess what, NO ONE replied. I wonder why. I know deep inside my heart I have a point. Really it is hard to be noticed when you’re just as small as a tiny leaf surrounded by gigantic ships floating in the ocean. You’ll have to strive to be known first before they hear you talking. And who does not believe when I say that we Filipinos have this mindset we follow since birth in chronological order: get a college degree then work in your 8-5 dream corporate job… exactly what I thought as well. But then everything changed when I came across this word “entrepreneurship” last year.
Excuse me for the third word in the title. Really, starting a business or trying an entrepreneurial path involves a lot of shitty stuff. Again, excuse me for the word. I mean what else can we best describe whenever you want to start something but you just don’t know how to do it, where to get guidance and whom to ask for help et cetera? And why the heck I am giving this a try anyway if this is causing me a pain in the ass? Entrepreneurial career is not for everybody nor I am myself professing that I am one of them. But when I got my first sale which is equivalent to the salary I worked for a month by just making an exchange of phone calls I said, “I am freakin ready to take this shit a challenge!” Good thing there are free lectures available online like the Digital Filipino’s e-Commerce BootCamp about how to make business online that is very worth it. I am a bit behind with the lectures because of my work and a big chunk of my time is spent answering inquiries of my clients: exchanging emails, phone calls and sending text messages. I will be soon offering more service so I am thinking of getting an assistant.I don’t want my work to eat my life entirely that when I grow old if I will have big regrets I don’t want to say that the reason was I overworked. That’s BS!
