I regularly check the website of Entrepreneur to learn new things about having your own business. The page
can give you franchising ideas, new business ideas, lessons on growing it,
stories of rags-to-riches Pinoy entrepreneurs, etc. So basically, it has the
power to inspire you to keep going with whatever business you already started/
have in mind.
Yesterday, I was scrolling the article about tips on
changing your lifestyle to have a sideline business. (Here's the link if you are curious.) Ow, perfect! I am a regular
employee who already started an online jewelries and accessories shop. It is still on its
young stage so I said to myself, maybe I should change some of my habits or
twist my daily routine a little bit so I can maximize the growth of my
business. With no second thought, I jumped into reading this editorial.
One of the tip is to increase the intensity
of your work. The point is to give your best shot in whatever you do to finish
it at the fastest time possible. Ika nga, magsuper sayan 3 ka na, o kaya,
gamitan mo ng Sharingan para tapos na. (Better yet, use Super Sayan 3 power or
Sharingan to wrap it up.) It also mentioned a book, Deep Work: Rules forFocused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport which mainly discussed how to achieve more in less time. Of course, being an obedient kid as I
am, I already searched it in Google only to have a grasp of the book. It was
never my intention to buy it due to my limited financial resources, so I
decided to look for a free ebook or pdf file. But obviously, there is none.
During morning, I always make it a point to
meet my husband Jeryl, given that he works night shift and I'm not. We catch up on
our daily happenings over breakfast and I mentioned him that I wanted a book that was
suggested by Entrepreneur which discussed about focusing and time
management. He casually said, “Meron akong libro sa bahay, yung yellow.” (I
have a book at home, it's yellow.) I don’t know, but is he aware he has a
ton of books at home? I didn’t even know what yellow book it is! Maybe it was the time management book he saw at Fully Booked the other day.
When I got home, I went to bed to wake him
up and I’m shookt! Beside him is this book.
Tada!!! He is right. I know. I know. He
really mentioned the color! But I didn’t expect that this is the book that I
wanted. I asked him why did he has it? He said that it has a high rating so he
bought it from NBS.
Coincidence? I don’t think so. My guess - it was destined
for me to read it.
Oh dear, I will!
When the universe
already gave you the will, power, and opportunity, might as well feel it, use
it, and seize it!
Be inspire. Read. Save time.
Xoxo. Arabella
