Risk is about your expectations
I made one of my dreams that I have been dreaming for a long time. I want to be a seller on e-commerce sector which was a growing field in pandemic times, especially my dream is be a seller on Amazon. I am a Turkish entrepreneur and here leading content creators talked about Amazon so tantalizing.
When my conditions are ready, this dream turned into real. However I could not foresee that it was all about my level for taking risks. What was my expectations, which one was fulfilled or was not I desire to share from my story.
As you know that in pandemic, people meet their needs from e-commerce platforms because of lockdown. Rising sales was a hope for my own financial freedom like many people. I was lucky on my way that I began to work in a popular Turkish e-commerce infrastructure company. So I had chance to familiar with the sector, then my professional life went on e-commerce companies.
Even I have dreams, I do not find it logical and safe that entering e-commerce with a raw information. When I realized that I have a satisfactory knowledge I decide to begin. Here my story began, and there was a slight difference between procrastination and waiting for good timing.
In the beginning my expectation is getting familiar with the system, train myself with experiencing as a seller, see different sides / parties of e-commerce and, of course, growing my personal finance. Along with my career I also took educations from outsource. The educations on internet, the contents I listened are not talking about the same thing of a real seller.
When I get in I saw, educations’ lacks clearly. Also being a seller is different than working in an e-commerce company. Of course, my informations are enough to keep my business forward. However no one tells that, in fact, e-commerce is a business type that needs a strategic approach and operational information. Only tells some essential technical part like product search, account opening or website building etc.
Notwithstanding, if you serious about begin e-commerce, you also need to familiar with product preparation in mid-warehouse, if you ship yourself you have to know how to pack or handle, the shipment steps of an order, how to advertise it and get customer reviews. Most of the instructors talk part by part.
By strategic approach I mean income management. If you are a beginner, expertised ones should give some tips about how to continue or grow your business. In fact, no one shares what they know transparently, but we are living in the age that artificial intelligence speaks. Every dream requires a plan and when you take that step it waits for your continuation. This is your stamina, stability…
If your expectation is low, the risk you take will be low. I realized that getting out of comfort zone does not mean a small step with remaining in secure-zone. This is one of the most beautiful teachings of my life.
If you wish to deepen your dream, began to deepen your self-trust. You will be unshakable as how much powerfully rooted self-trust against the risks and hardshipnesses that you will come across in the life. The best thing about the process that how much I should need empower my self-trust.
Up to now, I approached the life by accepting the responsibilities in life. This approach helps my self growth a lot. It brings me lots of opportunities, life is a mechanism that reflects you to yourself. When you set your expectations, think about what are the risks it will bring to you. And ask yourself, are you ready for taking them?
Hope your curiosity to yourself and life
