Monday, Monday....Filled with cobwebs, and multiple cups of coffee...I shook the weekend off, and prepped for another day of learnin' for earnin', all I can say was glad we started the day with delving into "our" market. I apologize early in this blog for I believe my standards are lacking in my writing today.
Today, we played a little game with a deck of cards. We weren't gambling for dollars, or wasting time playing Go Fish! It was a game tied into breaking into the business market. How our business, would move along and join other businesses in the area.
As I've mentioned before - my business type will either make me a rich woman, or make me realize my pricing, my services, or my talents may not be competitive enough to make it in the virtual world. My company may never meet its clients, and will certainly never meet its direct competitors in the world of virtual assisting, but that doesn't mean it will be an easy world to break into - no walls and no boundaries could make it a little more difficult to find a niche market, or solid based clientele. However, on the other side of the coin - I can reach out further then some of my classmates, who may only be able to break into a local as opposed to a global market.
Today, we played a little game with a deck of cards. We weren't gambling for dollars, or wasting time playing Go Fish! It was a game tied into breaking into the business market. How our business, would move along and join other businesses in the area.
As I've mentioned before - my business type will either make me a rich woman, or make me realize my pricing, my services, or my talents may not be competitive enough to make it in the virtual world. My company may never meet its clients, and will certainly never meet its direct competitors in the world of virtual assisting, but that doesn't mean it will be an easy world to break into - no walls and no boundaries could make it a little more difficult to find a niche market, or solid based clientele. However, on the other side of the coin - I can reach out further then some of my classmates, who may only be able to break into a local as opposed to a global market.
Therein lies the question....
CAN I PLAY?
During our role playing exercise, six of us were assigned a role or a part to play. Mine and a fellow classmate's role was to make it very difficult for anyone coming up to our table, to join us in our game of cards. We changed the rules of "31" to create confusion about the game we were playing, and it was up to J and I to decide when and if people were welcome to join us.
We didn't make it easy at all. I put on my bitch boots, and tried as I might every possible way I could think (without personally removing E from the classroom), NOT to let each and every person join in the game. Of course, like life - the game took on a mind of its own, and evolved in ways we could not have planned. That of course, was the exercise.
The message we were told afterwards is you shouldn't be asking the business world if you can join in, to play if you will. By allowing other businesses the opportunity to have a say in your goals or your vision may not be the best answer. By simply setting up shop (after you've done the best market research possible), and making your presence known in the business industry - you are allowing yourself to play. It's your right. And your dream!
We didn't make it easy at all. I put on my bitch boots, and tried as I might every possible way I could think (without personally removing E from the classroom), NOT to let each and every person join in the game. Of course, like life - the game took on a mind of its own, and evolved in ways we could not have planned. That of course, was the exercise.
The message we were told afterwards is you shouldn't be asking the business world if you can join in, to play if you will. By allowing other businesses the opportunity to have a say in your goals or your vision may not be the best answer. By simply setting up shop (after you've done the best market research possible), and making your presence known in the business industry - you are allowing yourself to play. It's your right. And your dream!
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