I am fairly new to having my own business. I started my first business almost 5 years ago. In the beginning, I was horrible. I am an extremely shy person,

You see, I was not only extremely shy, but I also have a speech impediment and I also have another disability that I was diagnosed with a while back. Despite the shyness and disabilities, I still wanted a business and had enough belief in myself that I could overcome the many obstacles I had facing me at the time. The problem was, how was I going to accomplish this?

Well, to put it quite simply, I just decided to get out there and do it; meaning, do the uncomfortable until it becomes comfortable. I started calling my customers and I started returning phone calls. I also had more people hang up on me than those who would sit and listen to my many mistakes during my script readings. It was awful. I also started putting out fliers, but I would sneak and put a flier on a car. I did not want people to see me putting the fliers out so I would hid them in a little small pouch I wore on my hip and then when no one was looking, I would put the flier on the car.

My struggles lasted for about a year or so, but during this time, I was getting better with my marketing skills and phone techniques and my confidence was growing. By my third year in the business, I had started making some money with my home business, about $2500 to $4000 per month. Not much, but it was far better than what I was making in the past.

Was I successful with the MLM? Unfortunately no. Things in the business started to occur that I had no control over and because my skill level was not at a place that I could recover, I lost many people in my group and thus decided to move on.

Now, fast forward to today. I have joined a business where I have started to blossom. I attribute my experiences in my first MLM, the trainings and the marketing and phone skills that I had developed to helping me in my rapid growth process with my current business opportunity. I have also started mentoring and leading training calls. I am also considered to be one of the leaders in the company I am involved with. My mentors are always pushing me to move forward and get out there and I do welcome the challenges.

I have also started investing in real estate. I currently own 6 properties with hopes of moving to commercial and even investing in tax lien certificates at some point.

I still have much work to do on improving my skills but I am making great strides in making things happen, but the point is that if someone like myself can overcome the many obstacles that I had set before me, then I know anybody can. You have to work on overcoming your fears. Everyone has fears and this is ok. But, don't let your fears hold you back. Often it takes just getting out there and making mistakes and even failing before you see any improvement.

Starting a business of your own is going to require a strong desire, drive because it is not going to be easy; especially in the beginning. Even five years later, I still see a tendency within me to run from things that I am afraid to do, but experience and trainings have taught me that in order to have a successful business, one needs to confront one's fears; not run from them. You also need to be open to the struggles of learning something new. This is one of the great things about owning a business; learning new things and overcoming challenges are part of the responsibility of an entrepreneur. Business owners will more than likely spend the remainder of their career learning, growing and solving problems. There will also be many mistakes and failures along the way. The road less traveled is not going to be easy, but once you overcome the obstacles you face, there will be many rewards awaiting you.

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Yes, you are right, and I am thinking all possilble ways that i can use to carve out my first venture, but since I am so poor, that I have to work first to colllect enough money to do so, and If I am in working, then I have no time to do my business.

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I agree with your ideas! Someone told me that there would not be a promising future in international trade so they suggested me to change to another one.But I love my job being as a salesman in international trade. I will keep on doing it without any fear. Sooner or later,I think I can have my own business related to it.

Good for your RisingAnna. Do what you love and you will do well in it. It makes no sense to continue doing something that you do not love and expect to do well in it.

I don't know whether you know Robert Kiyosaki. He wrote the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad". He did something similar to what you spoke about doing. He was a salesman for Xerox. He started out doing poorly in it. He got into sells because he knew it was one of the necessary skills to building a business. In time, he became one of the top salesman at Xerox. And, if you know Robert now, he is a very successful, wealthy businessman.

Much success to you Anna!

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Lawren
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Thanks a lot for your kindness,my friend! Yes,you are right.It is very hard to do something well that you don't love.Whatever has happended,I will continue the work that I love.

Yes,I have read his books.Recently,I am reading his book named"Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom". I got a lot from the book. I will follow some good suggestion to try it.Hopefully,some day I will be successful in some way.

Thanks!

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Hi work2bfree, I am new to business forum and this is the very first post i read in it. And your post impress me a lot, you know, i have just graduated from university and work as oversea marketer in a company. I am shy to call a stranger because i am afraid to be hang up, which is not a sales person should do. But after reading your words, i know what i should do! Don't let my fear stand my back. Right?

Yes Chinamarketing. Don't let you fears paralyze you from achieving your dreams.

I have been involved in my own business for almost 5 years. I am still very shy, but I continue to move forward. Not only am I shy, I also have a speech impediment which I am very self-conscious of. My mother taught me how to overcome this; and I practice this every time I have to get on the phone. Only when I am nervous, does my disability show, but most people don't even know.

I tell you this because although one be shy or have certain disabilities, no money or whatever brick wall you have to overcome, if you want something bad enough, you will stick to your goal and find ways to overcome the difficulties that confront you.

I didn't want to make this too long, but this brings up something said by Dr. Randy Pausch who recently passed from pancreatic cancer. Here is what he says about brick walls:

"The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough."

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Lawren
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The comments are very helpful for me.
Thanks for these comments.

You are welcome Anir. I wish you much success in whatever endeavors you are attempting to achieve. If I can help you or anybody else in the aspects of business or marketing, I will try to do my best.

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Lawren
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