Start Where You Are with What You Have

 


We always dream of a perfect time, opportunity, place etc., to take a particular course of action. But as you should be aware by now, that time may never come. There will always be issues and problems that will not give you the perfect opportunity to take action. Entrepreneur takes action even when all odds are against him. This is because he knows that there will never be a perfect time, and the right time to take action is now. The key is to start with where you are with what you have.

 

The entrepreneurship journey starts with an idea which has to be acted on. Without action, the business will remain an idea. But it takes action to transform an idea into real business. There are ideas which require a team to make it a reality. In situations like this, you need to convince trusted friends to support and buy into your idea. These friends will bring on board their experiences, resources (both financial and material) technical know etc. Working as a team gives you the support system to keep you going especially at the very beginning of the business.

 

WhatApp was started by two friends who left their job at Yahoo! There were of course difficulties at the initial stages. Some of their own friends did not like the idea. More so, the App drained battery and kept crashing, making Koum(one of the founders) so disappointed that he lost all hopes and started looking for a new job. But a friend encouraged him to give it some few more months. Now, WhatApp has 2 billion active users worldwide. Clearly, the idea may not be impressive at the beginning, but as you continue and improving upon it, it will turn out to be a profitable venture.

 

In conclusion, you need to stop waiting for the perfect time. There is no such thing as a perfect time to start a new creative engagement or a new business. You have to believe in the idea and know that it will not be easy at the beginning but it will be worth it at the end.

 

 

 

 

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