My First Exposure to Entrepreneurship
Thinking about it all, I have been exposed to entrepreneurship and basic business skills since back when I was in middle school being involved in the sneaker exchange market. As a little kid, I was always fascinated with looking at crazy name brand shoes and wishing I could have them. It wasn't until middle school that I was gifted my first pair of valuable shoes, a pair of bright pink Air Foamposites. These shoes with a little bit of spare money and an dream led me to start investing time and money into collecting and exchanging rare sneakers. Only being in 7th grade, I learned how to offer, negotiate, exchange, walk away and understand the value of money which helped increase my entrepreneurship skills as well as introduced me to the business world at such a young age. I instantly fell in love with the rush and environment that I was "working" in and thought to myself what I wanted to get out of this? So, I set a goal with the types of shoes I wanted to end with as well as the amount of cash I wanted profit before leaving the industry. This helped me keep focus on actually profiting from being involved in the shoe market instead of chasing shoes that I'm just interested in to have for myself. Overall, even experiencing the simplest business skills at such a young age is fascinating and helps kids know their interests and dislikes to be able to help form ideas on what choices their going to make throughout their lives. I know for me, experiencing such thrill and excitement when agreeing on a deal, all by myself, for a new pair of shoes was one of the happiest feelings I can remember from my time in middle school.
To be honest, I enrolled in ENT3003 because of the inability to enroll in financial accounting without being sophomore standing. Being in PaCE has allowed me to complete substantially more credits, allowing me to limit my time in the PaCE program. Since I have to wait to take that required class, I figured that I would take ENT3003 because of my previous interest in business, recent reading of a book on Influence and ultimately to help me figure out what my interests are and what path I want to follow throughout college. I hope to leave this class understanding more how an entrepreneur thinks and acts in situations and to advance and further develop my entrepreneurial skills.
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| Pictured above is a screenshot from one of the sneaker conventions Instagram accounts, featuring my two friends and I in the middle of making an exchange for a pair of shoes. If you look closely, I'm the little kid in the middle with the bright orange shoes. |
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
My First Exposure To Entrepreneurship
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Everyone will inadvertently find what they like. I also chose my current path for this. Make continuous progress from what you like. This is what I want of myself. I believe you are no exception. Let's work on it together. Of course I have a question for you to answer. If one day you lose interest in what you like and love, will you give up or continue? Why?
ReplyDeleteHey Cade, your experience and story about how you got involved with the idea of entrepreneurship is quite inspiring. I myself was very intrigued on the shoe game back in middle school and was very blown away on discovering the price of how much some of these sneakers were selling at. I think it was smart of you to get involved in that type of association of business, especially as a young pre-teenager. Your reasons to why you joined the class stood out to me in a big way. It seems like your aspired career has to be something in business and with your background and knowledge already, I believe you will have success in your future. Overall, awesome job!
ReplyDeleteHi Cade! This is a great post and example of how entrepreneurship skills can be learned and applied at any age and many diverse situations. This reminds me of a middle school experience I had with selling candy. We would buy large boxes of chocolate candy bars and other snacks at wholesale stores and sell them for a profit at school. It usually involved practicing all the skills you mentioned in your post such as offering, negotiating, exchanging, and walking away when the deal isn’t right. I really enjoyed reading your post, it took me back to my middle school days.
ReplyDeleteHey Cade, the way you first entered the world of business and entrepreneurship is super cool. While I myself wasn't in the shoe game back in middle school, I had a lot of friends that were. The way they talked about shoes and trading was so interesting to hear about, especially since these kids were 12 and 13 years old. Being passionate about a business at a young age can be a useful tool in life, and I believe you'll do great things in your future. Great job!
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