CHEAP FLIGHTS TO BUSINESS SUCCESS – PART 2

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Now, let's look the second concern...
Lack of Moral Support
This really brought me down and held me back. So, if it’s your reason, I can understand; because, you know... no matter how fabulous that idea is in your head, it’s never really easy to get the next person to see your vision (no matter how close he/she is to you).
This is my story...
After I finished my first degree, I wanted to go into business and stay there because I had so much passion for it (especially production) and I wanted to be my own boss (soooooo badly..!), but my dad (who had all the say in the house) wanted me to go on to get a Masters degree and a PhD and become a university professor. I couldn’t get an admission into school so easily and soon, so I continued my bag business and tried to convince him to leave me be, but he did everything to discourage me. Although, at a point, he saw that I won’t let go, and that I was really quite good at it and very enterprising, so he decided to support me in one way or the other (like marketing). But, of course, the flare with him was short-lived and he was back to his former discouraging viewpoint. I even tried to get a job to leave the house (hahahaha... but that’s for another story). Though, long story short, it was a painful experience to leave my passion, especially when things got so busy with the job that I couldn’t focus on the business well enough anymore. I went on to get the degrees he wanted for the sake of love and peace, and I had to drop the bag business (but... that’s not the whole story...). I kept the spirit of business alive for as long as I could until I ventured into agro-processing.
The lessons I learnt...? If you don’t get the support you need now, it’s ok! If the business is your passion, keep the fire burning until you can do it with or without their help. For the record, I’m still not getting so much support, but the difference is that I don’t care much about anybody’s support now for as long as it’s my passion I’m pursuing.

Next lesson...? Try not letting your dreams known to people who aren’t usually very supportive.
Keep it to yourself until it becomes so big that you don’t have to talk about it for it to be seen or heard by them. I bet you, they will beg to be a part of it then.
Now, you may ask why I stopped the bag business anyway and went on to something else. Well... that’s another story! But you’ll hear it soon enough. However, for now, that’s my take from my experiences on issues of lack of moral support when it comes to starting a business, dear friends. To get some insight into how to handle the next concern that you might have (lack of love or zeal for the chosen business direction), please, move unto Part 3 of Cheap Flights to Business Success.

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