Facing up to the dark side of entrepreneurship

This is my first post in over a month and it's been a hard journey of self realisation.

Working and building my business is more energy zapping than I had initially thought, but I was willing to give it a go and learn to use the WA program.

There were days when having a full time job and emerging business felt like the biggest crime that can be committed by a middle-aged family person.

The marriage stocks would plummet.... Family standing would go down.... Everyone would talk behind your back on your foolishness.

How naïve could you be to give up on your executive career pathway ?

We leave our jobs or change our plans out of frustration, salary issues, family issues and many other reasons.

For me, the fascination to do something of my own was bigger than any of the issues I mentioned above.

I had a friend who has relocated to Singapore and whenever I spoke to him on the phone, he had wonderful entrepreneurial experiences to share with me.

The stories ranged from how he does sales despite being from the technical background to the day-to-day challenges he faced.

I was fascinated. Soon Fascination turned into inspiration... and I began the search to find a place to learn and pursued my passion for Rum and stories...

I assessed my current position as an Operations Director and realised it wasn't enough.

One fine day, I took the offer of redundancy. and joined the WA family.

The message: take a chance, but be prepared for long nights of work, ridicule and self-doubt.

Despite that, It's always worth it to hear how proud your children are of you.