Over the more than 3 decades of working in the corporate world, I have asked hundreds of people what their ultimate dream is and predominantly, they would answer “I want to be my own boss”. Everyone wants to be an entrepreneur but only few would take the bold move. Myself included.
My bold move was sort of “forced” on me as it was a couple of years earlier than my original plan.
The pandemic slowed down every business and no one was spared. Being realistic, I know that my role cannot be justified anymore knowing that mine was an expensive item. I readily accepted the reality and quickly moved to implement my plan…to build a Resort that will be the source of my Retirement Income
It seems everything was orchestrated by my mother who’s passing triggered the construction of VirCris Mountain Resort as a tribute to her hardwork to raise us and my 3 siblings and to honor our beloved father who died 35 years ago. A few months before my retirement, we started its construction with only Phase 1 in mind. Upon my retirement, I decided to accelerate the construction of Phase 2 as I do not want my retirement money to stay idle and with the very unstable market, there weren’t too many options out there.
My new chapter as an entrepreneur and Resort Owner is certainly not only a bold move but the most daring one I’ve taken. Considering the ongoing pandemic then and no end in sight yet, putting something that is capital intensive is not for those with a faint heart. It is a leap of faith and that is absolutely the best way to put it – a leap of faith!
My corporate experience though has prepared me for this. In my role, I would lecture on basic business management principles – it is time to execute the talk.
Take it from Bing 