Turning Points in Life

Dear readers!

Among the many turning points in my interesting life, one was whether to plunge into business for myself in the year mid-1996. Until this time i was working with companies on and off.

On and off meant being able to be there for my sons who were young and at school. These were very personal decisions and no one forced me on these moves.

When the time came to start our own business so that me and my husband could take up projects and work from home we were jittery. Initially the idea was so scary and many well wishers were cautioning us about such a risk.
Then one fine day I saw a couple with two young kids put up a temporary tent on the road just outside our old home to lay roads! They were nomads, they dint know what permanence was in terms of work, a permanent roof over their heads and so many other things associated with living life securely. Yet they seemed to take it all in their stride.
When a laborer was so confident about his ability to earn and fend for his family why not us who are somewhat better than these folks was my thought.
After that there was no turning back at all. We set up our business and ran it well for more than a decade.

A small, seemingly insignificant incident does trigger you to take that so-called risk and that becomes a turning point in your life. But it did teach me was to take measured steps and undertake what we both could really handle and to be happy with whatever we got out of it. We did so well in the first few years that we had to take in 8 more people to help us out with our project work. We learnt some very valuable lessons and had the pleasure of meeting many different kinds of people. It was a good exposure to be our own bosses!!

God bless us all in every step of the way.

Cheers!
Mahalakshmi