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Failure is the biggest learning in our life

January 11, 2012 · Filed under Business, philosophy · Tagged , , , ,

Today I have failed, but I missed less than what I have learned

Curious connotation. I just have one of my daily meetings because of my Lyoness business. I know it already quite well I think, to be able to explain. But after Christmas time and new years celebration, more than one week gap, I feel that I need new practice in rhetorics :)

Do you know how does it feel if you fail? How many times we have to fail in our life in order to gain something big? How many times had to fail big inventors, sportmen and thinkers in order to bring and achieve something big in this world?

Just today I had my first after new years meeting and I failed in the explanation of the business. But with a smile I have learned many new things:

  • I know why I failed, in which part of my sales explanation.
  • I have learned a lot about the business I spoke with.
  • I created a nice connection with the owner, even we will not have further business together (yet ;-) )
  • And I have practiced and mastered my YES/NO answeres
  • I also mastered the preparation of the things I have to bring while having a business meeting in which I have to bring my child
  • I also improved my presentation skills related to time, I was effective so I was able to explain the whole idea in 18 min, because it was the time in which Carlitos was sleeping in the trolley

And in the end I have to remind myself how feels the failure….. in some ways it is sweet. It just means, you are fine, and you need to keep going and improving yourself. FAILURE IS GOOD, FILURE is the sister of the learning process, FAILURE is the most effective way of on hands learning.

And what STEVE JOBS said on Failure?

If you have never failed you have never lived

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Lyoness the new way of life, the new way of doing business, the new way of shopping

October 20, 2011 · Filed under Business · Tagged , , , ,

To manifest that nothing is impossible watch with me this video and share with us our DREAMS

Do you think that Carlito will one run huge Lyoness business once he will grow………we attended Sensation 2011 conference in Budapest. Just for your imagination :There were 11 000 people from 40 countries. Tickets were fully sold out since july and imagine that, we got recorded by the cameras among sooo many people. And the nicest things is that our spot is among the part of lyoness I enjoy the most. Lyoness child and family foundations. And we are the ambasadors.

Thanks lyoness I will have always what to do and build

Thank you Lyoness for great experience

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Not new but special nowadays phenomenon “business mother”

October 20, 2011 · Filed under Business, Parenting, philosophy · Tagged , , , , , ,

MOTHERHOOD OR/AND BUSINESS

I have been just having already few business meetings with Carlito and since many people were asking “How are you Zlata” I decided to describe  my so called working days.

I think that “business mother” is kind of phenomenon nowadays since there is such low parenthood support that if there is not father which earn for whole family and even more that nearly every mother has to go and work. I speak about part time, some full time if somebody else is taking care of their kids and most of the moms is having online businesses or if it is possible then is having work in which can include also her family and babies.

And you know how I do that? How can be managed all together. The fact that I was afraid of moving to Prague, I mean internally anxious, was because I was afraid of loosing my connection to the business world. I love to be with my kids at home……..but my brain can not just simply stop and just be thinking only of what to cook, what should I clean first today (kids nose or dishes…..), what should I buy to be able to cook tomorrow……and so on and so on. Rat race…….brain is on hold just screensaver is on.
So in the end what happened is real and nice natural mixure, or creature if you want. I mixed two natural phenomenons into one and look what I created

So just to describe you a bit what is beeing happening and how you can deal with this combine status for inspiration:

I look like mule with business face,  because I used to have front kangaroo career, I am pushing trolley and Carlito is being either in one or the another, depends on his laud decision (understand crying :) ), while arriving on the meeting I have simple decision what to drink…..please water (cause after passing hundreds of stairs in metro, walking on the street and pushing trolley, same as going in and out from trams) I am thirsty as mule and then after deep breath in and out I take my business bag with infromational leeflets together with my boob out if needed to calm down baby and prevent him to talk, we start our business mtg. With smile and little bit of  easy mind set I forget that I am breastfeeding mom and i focus on business. I am fast, persuadive and smiling. After we shake the hands and business is done. LOOKS SIMPLE ISN’t IT? After we talk a bit about our life and imagine usually kids help me as great icebreaker and door opener.

And that is how the life of business mom goes. Really it is just about mind set, nothing more. If you think that YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN. If you think that this is NO WAY it will stay that way.

IT IS JUST ALL ABOUT US :) !

I MEAN ABOUT YOU!

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Do you know what is the hardest think while starting a new business?

June 8, 2010 · Filed under Business · Tagged , , , , , , ,

Decision

If you remember well my dear readers. I have been sharing with you that I am starting a new business. I wanted to bring new fashion decoration and refresh our local Czech fashion environment. Yes, I decided to bring peace of Venezuela into Czech Republic and I became importer of Venezuelan bisuteria.

Recently I am waiting my first shipment form there and it is very exciting moment. I know already that we are going to present those peaces during the fashion show held by Mr. Saudek in his vernisage. I am such excited that he will be the first person I will be showing my work. Because since I decided that I am going to bring bisuteria from Latin America many had things happened. And just to demonstrate you what the DECISION ment for me, just keep tuned,

When I decided to go for my new business I had to pass throug:

  1. founding my business – doing business licence (1 week process) and obtaining IC – identification number – 1 000CZK
  2. asking for DIC – tax identification number (2 weeks process) – for free, every 1/4 of year I have to make tax report.
  3. anouncing my business in financial office, social security and health insurance – since I am on maternity leave I do not have to pay nothing of normal payments yet. Until my first tax report, and if my income will exceed 56 000 CZK in a year income, then I will start to pay social and health care insurance.
  4. I went to shops and asked my friends how did they like bisuteria and whether they would buy from me – and YES there are many people who wants to buy!
  5. I was searching in Ministry of trade about importing bisuteria and I got my TARIC code important for import communication with customs office
  6. I made my DHL client number – to get better price and easier import and transport conditions
  7. I created special certificate of origin for import of bisuteria that I do not have to pay custom fees, while importing it here to Czech
  8. I made my order and now I am waiting for the result and first goods in this land


And all this is the result of ONE DECISION! Because the FIRST STEP is always the most hardest one, but the most important is that I did it. And since that time things started to move!

  1. Now I am in the process of making catalogue for the bisuteria to be able to advertise it and sell it. I became face for my own business. I love that. As most of the girls I wanted to became once a face for some brand. So in the end I created my own brand and became my own face for it :) isn’t it cute?
  2. I nearly finished my e-shop, it is not ready yet…..soooo about that I will tell you more later.

So stay tuner to hear and learn more about my successes and big learnings.

“Life is full of decisions. The most important things are those which we do/execute in our life. If we would be just sitting and complaining our dreams would never come true! “

“Without risk there is no gain!”

“Without love there is no game!”

(Zlata B. Vaskova)

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