I learned lots of things from other people I get to meet… but the greatest thing I learned from others will be from my parents and their story in building their company. They started their business 20 years ago almost from scratch. My dad worked in my uncle’s company as a warehouse manager, then after two years my uncle decided to give the company to my dad. The company, with lots of debts. It was a rough start, I remember police coming to our house so we would pay for the debt every once in a while. However, in twenty years time, they managed to not only pay the debts, but they also open a few other branches and are connected with buyers in all over the world, more than ever.
A few years ago when I found out the history of the company, I asked them how they could grow that fast and survived during the economic crisis in between which shuts down lots of similar companies, and they told me that taking risk is the thing that you have to do in order to go to the next level and not stop when you face troubles. I was never interested in business of any kind, but from that one short conversation, I see a whole other side of business. I never thought of any good things when it comes to business people. However, from that point on I learned that to be a businessman is to be a person with a strong will and high determination. I also learned that that trying, falling down, standing up and trying for the second time is something that I have to do constantly to succeed — not only in ice skating or biking, but also in life.
