ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Start small. Start Now.

Did you know that Coca-Cola sold only 25 bottles in its first year?

I know many friends who would like to start their own business and maybe that's your case too.  But perhaps you find your current job so overwhelming that you feel you can't combine it with anything else. Or if you are like me, you wonder if chasing your passion by building something new; in a new field is realistic. I mean how do you change a career after accumulating so many years in a given sector? What if your new venture fails? 

A very good friend of mine called Priscilla is a good example. She began a business making and selling handmade children clothes when she had a full time job. Today, she is working on producing and delivering health foods to the community as an additional business and she still has a full time job. Naturally, it is not easy as she told me. Her secret is: start small but start now. Just like Coca Cola started by selling only 25 bottles in its first year before it became what we know today; you too can build your business and work on it progressively. I think that's a great tip. 

Picture at Kipepeo-Kids 

"Start small. Start now."  Priscilla R.

Here is my take. Unless you pursue your interest and work on what you love, you will never know if it will succeed or not. Whatever your dream is, start working on it at night and on the weekends, or whenever, just start. Once you start, you'll learn whether your excitement is real or just a phase. Just stay long enough at the task though, one month trial is not enough. And if it doesn't work out, then you didn't really lose much, in fact you gained knowledge in a new field or discovered yourself in the process. Then you can start again on your next passion. The more you try, the more you learn who you are and what really drives you, and eventually you will begin to live your dream. 

One thing is sure, the perfect time will never arrive. You are always too young, too old, busy or broke, not skilled enough, this and that. 

Stop waiting for the right time because time isn't waiting for you.