Creative Thoughts

Archive for June, 2009

Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to
raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight
years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thin was changing
what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer
accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things
that I aspired to becoming.

Anthony Robbins

Managing finances is very tough for a young and inexperienced person like me. But, I know it is never too early to start learning about money management. This would be a great asset now that I have a family. When I do the budgeting, even if there’s enough money, sometimes, it could give you a headache. Seems like you have a lot of things to take care of.

We have saved a little and I am using it now to launch a small business. Very small, with very little capital, but will surely pay off if given enough attention and time. Though, I was pretty surprise at how demanding it can get. I thought it was so easy to manage an online shop, but now, I realized it is not. Now, I have finished shopping for the first batch of items to sell. I have about 22 items already. Great but low priced items. If you are keen and patient enough, you never know how you could turn brand new surplus items into something grand looking. It’s perfect here in Cebu, cause there are a lot of stores selling clothes at very affordable rates that you can resell them at affordable rates too. It just requires time and patience.

I have also bought a digicam at a great value. Though, the battery has to be recharged, it is still a good buy. I like the clarity of the shots and I like the style of the cam.

To add to that, I am also done taking shots of my items. Even if the shots are not perfect, and done in a hurry as I was already sweating so hard while taking them because of the unbearable heat, they still look good to a newbie like me.

Now, here’s what I need to do more. I need to list all my items at ebay so I can start selling them online. I still have to confirm my account, and after that, I will be adding my items on ebay. I hope, it gets the attention of buyers. I will try my very best to deliver high quality but low priced items so they will keep coming back.

With all of this, I want to make sure I don’t think of this as drudgery or a task I need to comply. I have enough of stress in my work. Aside from my main purpose of  generating extra income, I’d like to make this endeavor a sort of therapy to me. Something that will give me happiness and satisfaction for fulfilling something I have always dreamed about.

And hey, by the way, the store is doing good. Sometimes, we even sell up to 500 pesos a day because a lot of people buy Sakto. And we only have a small store, plus we are only catering to our neighbors.