WHEN U R 17 -Usahawan Muda

Ketika menunggu keputusan SPM, sebagaimana remaja di kota metropolitan ini, Abdullah tersangat sibuk dan selalu pulang lewat malam, adakalanya menjengah 2 pagi.




Apalagi, lepaks-lepaks and merempitlah ibu.



Apabila semua nasihat, pujukan, ancaman secara praktikalnya tidak memberi kesan,  Ain menyekat elaun harian hanya diberi rm6 sehari, rm12 jika ada pasar malam dan jika mahukan duit lebih dia harus bekerja sambilan untuk menampung perbelanjaan peribadi.




Selalunya dia mengemas rumah dengan diberi upah rm60 jika membersihkan keseluruhan rumah.  





Dia juga  boleh meminta dari Ibu dan itu dikira hutang yang mana dia wajib membayar balik setiap ringgit yang dia pinjam dari ibunya.





Itu sahaja cara yang Ain nampak untuk mendisiplinkan budak yang terlebih manja ini.

Suatu malam dia dan 5 kawan-kawan telah ditahan dan di bawa ke balai Polis berdekatan kerana dianggap merayau selepas pukul 12.00malam.  Selama 2 jam di pejabat polis tersebut mereka telah diberikan tajkirah selama 2 jam oleh Bapak-Bapak Polisi, setelah itu dilepaskan selepas semua biodata diambil dengan amaran keras jika sekali lagi ditangkap kerana merayau selepas jam 12:00malam  mereka akan dihantar ke Balai Sentul dan ibubapa akan dipanggil.




Abdullah dan kawan-kawannya masih di bawah umur.




Selepas kejadian itu, baiklah sekejap dua atau tiga bulan, selepas itu May God Bless you  anak.





Abdullah meminta izin untuk bekerja di workshop membaiki motosikal.  Untuk memberi galakan kepadanya supaya bekerja dengan penuh minat dan bersemangat, Ain akan memberi tambahan sebanyak rm300 sebagai galakan jika dia bekerja penuh sebulan.




Suatu hari Abdullah announce:




"Ibu, adik nak jadi macam ibulah..............abang kedai cakap kalu adik nak belajar semua berkenaan enjin motosikal, dia ajarkan."



"Whoa, cannotla, adik  mesti pandai belajar sampai diploma........."



"Ibu, dia ada 4 buah kedaila, adik beradik dia semua ada tiga  atau empat workshop la ibu.  Suatu hari adik pergi ke kedai dia yang lagi satu untuk ambil spare part, Ibu tau dia dan adik beradik dia imported mesin dari German RM1.5 juta, khas buat spare part  engin motor, terkejut besar adik...................."




"Really?, kalau adik nak jadi macam itu, nanti kita cari institusi kemahiran ya"



Setelah mendapat keputusan SPM, sebagaimana yang semua orang tahu Abdullah hanya mendapat 2A dan yang lain semuanya lulus.



Apa yang A tu Abdullah.



"Sains dan Matematik......."





"Alhamdulillah"




"Ibu, kalu adik belajar betul-betul mesti adik dapat macam kakak ya"




Kakak dijanjikan sebuah kereta jika mendapat A yang cantik dan banyak.




"Ya sayang, yang lepas jangan disebut lagi, kita pandang ke hadapan ok"




Adullah tidak pernah membaca buku, kerja sekolah dia akan dibantu oleh ibu atau kakak disebabkan kesibukannya yang entah apa-apa itu.   Semua subjek yang melibatkan banyak membaca surely dia gagal, tak pernah buka buku pun, melainkan subjek Sains dan Matematik yang memerlukan fokus dan memahami fakta.




Selepas setahun dan mendapat sijil membaiki engin kereta, Abdullah meminta izin untuk bekerja sambil belajar di sebuah workshop membaiki engin Mercedes.  Ganjaranya Rm3000 sebulan setelah mahir.




RM3000 sebulan untuk budak berusia 19 tahun?   Banyak tu...............





Setelah dipujuk dan diyakinkan adalah lebih baik mengambil Diploma selama 2 tahun lagi, Abdullah akur.





Nanti kita mulakan bisnis sendiri dan setiap tahun akan buka satu cawangan.




Ini kisah anak remaja ku, bagaimana kisah anak remajamu, harap semuanya baik-baik sahaja.

10 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started My Business

By David Weck



When I started BOSU Fitness I had no experience in business, I didn’t write a business plan, and more than a few people thought I was nuts. But I had a great product concept, unyielding passion and a clear sense of purpose that helped make up for my inexperience, and ultimately led to my success.

Below are 10 things I wish I knew when I started my business instead of having to learn along the way — by making and overcoming mistakes.

1. Don’t be afraid.

Fear can make you indecisive. It takes courage to open a business, and you will make mistakes, guaranteed. Sometimes I would labor over making a decision that could have been handled more efficiently, and I died a thousand deaths in the early years worrying about things as they unfolded. When you feel it, stop and examine where the fear coming from. If you can get to the root of what’s causing it, you can overcome it more easily. You can learn to channel fear and transform it into fuel and motivation.

2. Pace yourself.

Life and business are more like marathons than sprints. I didn’t know how to pace myself in the beginning, and I ran my business like I was running a sprint. I sacrificed my own health by working long stretches without breaks, and would choose to do things differently if I were to do it again. You do have to work hard and often long hours when you're starting a business. But you also have to take care of yourself and find a sustainable balance. The bottom line is that moving at 100 miles per hour all the time will burn you out and cause you to be less effective.

3. Plan the work, work the plan.

I was so excited to get things going in the beginning that I didn’t spend as much time outlining and filling in the details of my plan as I do now. Planning is critical if you want to be successful. Actually writing out your plan is a discipline that will help clarify and organize your thinking. Today I construct detailed plans, work according to those plans and make adjustments as necessary based upon the success of failure of those plans. You'll get further faster when you begin with a detailed plan.

4. Another problem is always around the corner.

Solving problems is what being in business is all about. Accept the fact that bad news will hit you when you least expect it. In the beginning I wasn’t as psychologically prepared for this fact as I am now. You have to learn to take problems in stride and keep a cool head when they arise to solve them efficiently.

5. Boil it down to dollars.

One of the advantages (and disadvantages) many fitness professionals have is that they truly love their work. The advantage of this is increased motivation, a positive attitude and a genuine sense of fulfillment. The disadvantage of loving your work so much is sometimes it creates a willingness to accept less compensation than you rightfully deserve. I had to learn how to put an appropriate value on my time and services. I see a lot of fitness professionals making this same mistake. Ultimately business has to be measured in dollars, or you probably won’t be in business too long.

6. Listen more.

One thing so many successful people have in common is an ability to listen to other people to gain as much information as possible. In my excitement to share my product with people, I often spoke more than I listened and now I make a conscious choice to listen more. You'll be able to formulate better ideas when you understand situations more fully and listening will do this for you.

7. Target a specific market.

The dilemma I had launching BOSU is that the product really is for everyone. Without even knowing it, I targeted a very specific customer — the US Ski Team — to make my first sale. After that I targeted all of the championship teams in the four major US television sports: football, baseball, basketball and hockey. These sales set the whole thing in motion and enabled me to target fitness professionals and eventually reach the larger consumer market. Be very specific about who you're trying to reach with your business so you can focus you efforts and be successful.

8. Sales are the lifeblood of your business.

My favorite things to do in my business are: inventing new products and programs, training athletes and promoting my products. I don’t enjoy “selling” and have had to learn to feel comfortable asking for money and closing a deal. Everything you want to do with your business requires sales to keep you in business. Ultimately nothing else moves forward without sales so make sales a priority.

9. Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

Many fitness professionals, including myself, start out as independent operators who perform most of the tasks required for the business. I had a hard time delegating a lot of things to other people at first, which meant I couldn’t devote as much time to the things I'm best at. Fortunately I had a business partner who was better than I was at opening doors and getting me in front of new customers. I also hired a very good patent attorney whose expertise I could count on, because intellectual property is the crux of my business. I’ve heard so many successful people say they hire people who are better than themselves and delegate responsibilities to them so they can perform the leadership role of a CEO.

10. Speak your mind and don’t be shy.

Business is business, which means you don’t want to make decisions based upon friendships or family ties. I’ve seen more than a few young entrepreneurs make this mistake, and in some cases it led to the demise of the business. It can be hard delivering bad news to people — I know I hate to do it. But if you want to succeed you have to understand that business is business and it is best to separate other aspects of your life when it comes to who you hire and how you interact with colleagues and clients. Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want; you may ruffle feathers, but you can always work through those problems if you're coming from a good place.

Rich People Think Differently

The common rhetoric is “the rich get richer” and the one percent are simply a small and very “lucky” minority.

But for those few self-made millionaires, dedicated and determined to becoming wealthy, the secret to prosperity rests completely in one’s mindset.




These rare folks resolutely believe they can go from John or Jane Doe, blue collar shelp to Jay Z with a little bit of passion and a hefty attitude adjustment—taking them all the way to the bank.

1. The wealthy believe in themselves—plain and simple.  Modern day boot strap millionaires like Oprah, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg, all share one major similarity—they have an indefatigable belief they can sell their ideas and use their creativity to make money doing what they love. According to best-selling author Steve Siebold of How Rich People Think, who has spent more than 20 years interviewing self-made millionaires, the cause is belief and the affect is money.  “Rich people believe in possibility, whereas the average person believes in poverty.  That’s what holds poor people back,” Siebold says.
2. The flush take a “no guts, no glory” outlook on risk management. Rich people avoid mass conscienceless like the plague.  They zig when the masses zag. When stock markets indicate investing, they divest. When businesses are shutting down, the rich open a business. Affluent people will do the polar opposite of average earners.
3. Of the only three-million self-made millionaires in the US almost 90% eschew formal education, preferring to focus on learning enough to be experts only in their fields. “On average, they’re heavily educated in only one area. Instead of college, many focus on very specific forms of education, like internships. And their houses are filled with books. They’re single-minded in a desire to learn all they can about their given fields,” Siebold says.
4. The moneyed look for a problem and solve it. Siebold says, “that while the masses are waiting to pick the right numbers and praying for prosperity, the great ones are solving problems”.
5. Well-to-do spend little time thinking about investing or saving money, rather than earning it.  They leave the investment concerns to their financial planners and money advisers. “The rich know that the primary emotions that drive financial markets are fear and greed, and they factor this into all trades and trends they observe,” Siebold writes. “This knowledge of human nature and its overlapping impact on trading, gives them strategic advantage in building greater wealth through leverage.”
6. “Rich people all have a really positive relationship with money. They think about money in terms of freedom, as opposed to the negative relationship a lot of people have with money,” Siebold told Money US News.com. In other words only the poor fear being rich.

Other points Siebold makes in this article:

You can have it all.




“The masses have been brainwashed to believe it’s an either/or equation,” Siebold writes. “The rich know you can have anything you want if you approach the challenge with a mindset rooted in love and abundance.”

Rich people set virtually unreachable goals for themselves.  




“Before they make their first $1 million, they may not believe they can make it. But once they overcome that hurdle, it seems to get easier. They get that one big success, which everyone told them they couldn’t do, and then they replicate it. They take these nonlinear leaps of success, where they go from $1 million to $10 million to $30 million, and the catalyst is their belief that it’s possible. I don’t think it’s their competence, because a lot of people are competent, but they’re confident in themselves. At some point, they stopped listening to anyone but themselves. They learned to trust themselves so much because of their success.”