I’m thinking of joining a networking business. I know, I know, of course there’re some doubts but I’ve done my research and the company seems to check out. It looks legit, seriously.
But my number one problem as of the moment is the start-up cash. Yeah, I’m too poor for this, I’ve realized. To join I would have to shell out twelve thousand pesos, which might not sound like much but for a bum like me, it’s cash that I don’t have to spare.
Why not just borrow the money from someone else, you ask? Well that’s sort of tricky because I don’t want to start a business by being already in debt. Think of me naïve, but I think it’s bad karma, you know? Another reason is the fact that my parents aren’t keen on any business of this nature so if ever I do join, I won’t tell them about it, at least, until I’m willing to face the music and hear their sermons every night at the dinner table.
I can’t borrow from my brother because I know that because of his own business (a car wash that he’s opened in Bagbaguin) he’s a bit stifled for cash as he’s saving up for a couple more large pieces of equipment. Besides, I don’t want to borrow something that I’m not even sure I can pay.
Which sounds bad, I know, because for one to survive in the world of networking, I’d have to be all chipper and positive that not only will I be able to sell those products, but I’d also be able to do the recruitment work.
The recruitment part actually scares me a lot. I mean I’m not the most sociable of all people; I tend to forget people’s names right off the bat for goodness’ sake. I also have issues about being able to relate to people I’ve just met. How the hell can I sell them these products again?
The easiest way to dispose these products is by selling them to relatives, or so I’ve heard. Unfortunately I can’t find an uncle or an aunt in my mind that’s willing to spend quite a bit sum for health supplements. I guess it’ll be a test to my character if I ever do go through it. But from where I’m standing now, all I can see is a bleak, hard trodden road.
I used to think that I’m not the type of person to even consider these things. I mean with the mind set that my father passed onto me I tend to be very skeptical of everything. But the particular friend who’s suggested this to me is so positive and chipper that I can’t help but catch her optimism about the whole thing.
I guess this is part of this last hoorah for independence? I want to try something on my own, even if there’s a huge chance that it turns out into a failure. At least I get to experience it first hand.
And even if financially the whole thing turns into a total bust I’m sure it’ll be a lesson-rich experience. I’m sure I’ll get to meet a lot more people and my awkward social skills can get honed somehow.
If it sounds like I’m sold on the whole thing, I guess I am? But I guess everything happens for a reason and the fact that I don’t have the money to spare right now has a cosmic explanation behind it.
What do you think?
