Quote Originally Posted by M54 Powered View Post
so if it only takes you a year of working to learn the skills to be a successful independent businessman, then my hat's off to you. i know that i couldn't do it. the point is, it might take longer for different people, and it also depends on the market and sheer luck as well.

eto sir i dont know if it will help pero I just develop this simple rule, this year lang and it's my own makeshift motto . "Focus on money, you get money. Focus on career, you get career."

on "judgment day" (or specifically when you turn 60), what do you think you will have more? career or money?

if it's career that you have more but you're already retired, will your career achievements help you in the next stage of your life? this question, I reserve to all of you career-oriented individuals na lang. no need to answer me or anyone here. basta sikreto nyo na yan sa sarili nyo.




iba naman yung sitwasyong sinasabi mo eh. you had a year of expansion where you doubled in size, which is always a challenge to manage, but apparently had the skills to keep it going successfully. i don't call that learning through failure, unless i'm missing something. you obviously already had the skills....compared to someone else who might not be as sure of themselves.
sir *m54_powered, I'm not a successful businessman. I was just plain lucky bec. I got in to a business model than nobody knew until the half of my business years.

You know the problem with just being lucky, you're not really a battle-tested businessman at all. but the biggest problem of all is not letting go when failure is inevitable. accept defeat, face failure, then regroup. it'll take time talaga and you'll lose a lot like what happened to me. I lost all my branches, except 1 pala but I'm selling it to a friend at bargain prices.

i'm in the regrouping stage right now. I'm happier though ... dont know why? in fact even happier than when I had a good-running business.

maybe it's the enthusiasm. lose it you lose your business regardless how skilled and intelligent you are.