“In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: Cash and Experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later. ”
We can learn a lot from the experience of others, and use that to shape our business journey. In this curated blog post, we are bringing to you the story of someone that starts with something very small; like many of us. She loves what she is doing and continues to do it determined to make it successful. All the hard work and the small disappointments don't dishearten her from moving forward. She tries new things and learns from her experiences. Finally, a time comes when the business is running on its own. All was good, she had money, real estate and time on her hand to enjoy life until she makes one wrong decision that ruins everything for her. And then she fights … to get her business back!
Before you dive right into the podcast, prime yourself with key points you can learn from this captivating story. You will find that success is always based on a few fundamental principles.
Key Points to Ponder
Passion: Nothing happens without passion. Her baking business wouldn’t have taken off if she didn’t have the passion to improve and perfect her craft
Courage: She risked her personal money to setup the business because she was passionate about it. But she didn’t just stop there. Despite the obstacles, she kept moving forward maintaining a positive attitude. She experimented with recipes, sold door to door to strangers, made new investments in her business, and even paid the debt piled up by others to make her business success
Resilience: Highs & Lows are part and parcel of any business. Things happen and they will always happen. You can’t control that. What you can control is learn to be resilient and be able to fight back like she does when adversity strikes hard.
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Finally, learn the importance of work / life balance from her. Money is not everything and spending all your time in business is never worth it in the end.
Now click below and listen to this riveting podcast from NPR.