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some business ideas
Jul. 24th, 2001 08:16 pmFeeling business-y right now, trying to think of some ways to get some different projects off the ground. And even though I shouldn't be after eight months of employment with this company, I'm quite surprised by what I find is its strange, unfriendly attitude and culture towards its own customers and clients. Without putting too fine a point on it, I expect that the only way to provide the level of service I would like to according to the vision I have is probably to establish and manage the business myself.
I expect that a lot of people feel that way. I'm just continuing to maintain the same ambitious-but-not-too-ambitious attitude about it, maintaining a minimum expectation of coming out of my first year with a modest salary and a functional business. Actually, it's entirely possible that it will grow beyond my initial expectations relatively quickly, especially if I'm able to provide the level of service that I'd like to. But I really do have modest goals at the outset.
I don't know what I feel so compelled to keep saying that. I should just shoot for the goddamned stars and try to make a bunch of money with this. In practice, that's what I'll probably do, at least to a certain extent. But I'm essentially modest by nature, in goals and otherwise.
The hardest part is actually keeping my vision in check and concentrating on what the next step literally is. It's so easy for me to see beyond the potential of the first scenario to see what could happen in the future that I sometimes find it difficult to focus on what's right in front of me. I get so easily lulled away by those rich visions of the future, you know? It's easy to get distracted by them, I guess.
The other interesting work-related thing is that there's at least a 50% chance that I'm going to get to make a business trip to India within the next 6 weeks or so. It would be to Bombay, which is a very big metropolis, but it would be a lot of fun to go back there again. I spent a month there in 1995 and another month in 1998, but I haven't been back since then. It would be a lot of fun to go there under such a different guise. The company I'd be working with is a major real estate developer and construction company, so I'd probably get to stay in one of their swanky corporate hotels downtown somewhere. Should be fun, no matter what happens. Totally different experience from being there as a poor backpacker. Maybe I'd try to make a detour to the ashram up north and visit old Swamiji. I wonder if he'll be in India at that time.
(laughing) Just call me the International Business Man - IBM. What a fun role that is. "Oh, you'd like to meet next week? Actually, I'll be in Mumbai on business next week - perhaps we could meet in New York on my return flight instead..." I love that. It sounds so... official.
I expect that a lot of people feel that way. I'm just continuing to maintain the same ambitious-but-not-too-ambitious attitude about it, maintaining a minimum expectation of coming out of my first year with a modest salary and a functional business. Actually, it's entirely possible that it will grow beyond my initial expectations relatively quickly, especially if I'm able to provide the level of service that I'd like to. But I really do have modest goals at the outset.
I don't know what I feel so compelled to keep saying that. I should just shoot for the goddamned stars and try to make a bunch of money with this. In practice, that's what I'll probably do, at least to a certain extent. But I'm essentially modest by nature, in goals and otherwise.
The hardest part is actually keeping my vision in check and concentrating on what the next step literally is. It's so easy for me to see beyond the potential of the first scenario to see what could happen in the future that I sometimes find it difficult to focus on what's right in front of me. I get so easily lulled away by those rich visions of the future, you know? It's easy to get distracted by them, I guess.
The other interesting work-related thing is that there's at least a 50% chance that I'm going to get to make a business trip to India within the next 6 weeks or so. It would be to Bombay, which is a very big metropolis, but it would be a lot of fun to go back there again. I spent a month there in 1995 and another month in 1998, but I haven't been back since then. It would be a lot of fun to go there under such a different guise. The company I'd be working with is a major real estate developer and construction company, so I'd probably get to stay in one of their swanky corporate hotels downtown somewhere. Should be fun, no matter what happens. Totally different experience from being there as a poor backpacker. Maybe I'd try to make a detour to the ashram up north and visit old Swamiji. I wonder if he'll be in India at that time.
(laughing) Just call me the International Business Man - IBM. What a fun role that is. "Oh, you'd like to meet next week? Actually, I'll be in Mumbai on business next week - perhaps we could meet in New York on my return flight instead..." I love that. It sounds so... official.
