An Entrepreneur’s Journey

Facing ups and downs while we are planning the 1st preview of Youth Success Boot Camp on this coming Sat, 30th May. I’ve experience discouragement, demoralized to joyous and excitement.

Ran an advertisement last Wednesday, but the response was pathetic. No call at all. That was devastating. Many thoughts went through my head. Doubts arise from my mind – Is this a test or is this a sign?

Had a discussion with Jean, we were running out of time and ideas. We need to do something quickly, real quick. We have to change plans again. We decided to give advertisement another go. One last advertisement placed in a better section on this week.

In the meanwhile, Jean sent emails to parent support group inviting them to the previews. We are doing one last shot to make it happen.

On last Friday, there was a call from that no-response advertisement. 1 call from that advertisement, it was a terrible rate of response, but it’s enough to send us into celebration. We went for a movie as a celebration.

On Saturday, 3 emails came in, asking to reserve seats to the preview. Jean and me celebrated over and over again.

Today, we have 20 parents confirmed attending the previews. This is before the advertisement is ran. By tomorrow when the advertisement is out, we should have more. I am manifesting it to be a full house.

If there wasn’t the first setback last week, probably I wouldn’t understand that the confirmed attendance can be so sweet. From the devastating emotion last week to today’s excitement, I realized why the Great Spirit wants me to go through those discouraging moment.

For parents who like to attend this Youth Success Seminar for free, you can register online at
www.youth-success-boot-camp.com.

It’s on this coming Sat, 30 May 2009.

Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm or 2:00pm to 3:30pm.

Step by step, we are actually moving towards a more complete preparation of the Youth Success Boot Camp (YSBC). Now we placed an advertisement in newspaper next week, and conducting previews for the Boot Camp.

Right now, I can see the whole process leading to the actual Boot Camp forming up. We’ve form a team to ensure the success of the Boot Camp.

I’m getting excited about it, and at the same time afraid of what’s gonna happen. Advertisement is up, and there are uncertainties in every area from attendance to signing up. Every stage needs to be monitored, yet every stage is at a uncertain stage right now.

Jean and myself have done what we can do in this short period, the rest is up to the Great Spirit. I admit fear is accompanying me when decision of Youth Success Boot Camp was made.

Maybe it was ego that made me push it through, but now, right now I have to go to faith. What I need now is the unswerving faith.

I am grateful to many people recently. Many who has supported the launch of the Youth Success Boot Camp. Andi, Jeffrey, June, Peng Tatt, Austin, Mike thank you so much for offering your support.

Also I learned a lot during the process of executing this plan. What I learned is much more than what I read in those marketing books. I must understand the behaviour of parents and teenagers; that can make my marketing plan a little bit tricky.

Understanding teenagers is my forte. Years of running courses for them does help in understanding them better. Firstly, treat them like an adult. Most parents face the problems of treating them like children. That’s because parents see their children growing up, in their eyes a child is always a child.

But parent can’t use the same method of treating a young child on a teenager. This may backfire. A teenager wants to be heard, understood, aired their views, trusted, respected. Teenagers are actually facing lots of stress themselves. It’s a stage where they learn to be an adult, yet may not be as mature as an adult yet. They are looking for acceptance into the environment as an adult. Therefore they may try outrageous things to grab attention. But don’t hold them to it.

I believe that there must be a reason behind all those outrageous behaviour. Find those reasons and parents can understand them more. Parents who like to understand more about motivating your child can download a copy of this e-book, Inspire Your Child To Be A STAR here.