My fascination with pets started when a friend gave me a puppy for a pet.
He may look like just an ordinary dog, but to me my pet puppy represented a whole lot more.
Thankfully, my mom knew that having a pet at a young age would teach me lessons in life and business.
They allowed me to keep my pet at home and even encouraged me to share it with my sister.
Having my pet at home strengthened my bond with my sister.
Together, we gave him the name Nestea because we both love to drink ice tea 🙂
Together, we would play fetch with Nestea. We would take turns feeding him, bathing him and even sleeping with him.
LESSON #1 We cannot thank Nestea enough for teaching us the word responsibility. At an early age, I learned that being accountable for someone is one of the steps to becoming a good entrepreneur.
Today, I am accountable for my staff and people, making sure that I take care of them, as they are my partners in business.
LESSON #2 Nestea also taught me how to handle stress. Stress is part of an entrepreneur’s life; it’s how he handles it that makes him stronger.
Every morning, Nestea rushes to the doorstep and sends us off to school! I can just imagine how sad he will be for 8 hours while we were in school.
After school, Nestea would be at the doorstep to welcome us home.
He jumps around and barks happily!
His wagging tail says he misses us.
His excited barks are his way of saying he’s been good while we were in school. He would excitedly get his ball from our room and bring it to us, as if he’s saying “I missed you, let’s play!”
Having Nestea welcoming us joyfully from school is a great stress reliever! I take comfort of the fact that we survived a day with terror teachers, boring classes and the stress of surprise quizzes! These challenges made us (me and my sister!) better persons.
Today, Nestea always reminds me that stress and hardships only make my business stronger.
LESSON #3 Nestea taught us to welcome all the experiences in life, for it is what will make us unique.
I never outgrew my love for pets and this is reflected in the way I’m doing my printing business right now.
Today, my business fully understands the need to celebrate every occasion, every milestone or every victory in your life. These are all part of your life experience.
To keep Nestea’s life lessons with me, I have asked my design team to create a line of designs that speaks of celebrations from the perspective of my pet Nestea. These designs are specially crafted with the pet lover in mind, celebrating life with her pet by her side.
Wherever Nestea may be right now, I’m pretty sure he gives his paws approval on the way we do our business.
Thanks Nestea for these Top 3 Life Lessons that guided me in my Entrepreneur journey!
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Mike Uy, Founder of Urbanista Invites. Find glamorous invites to celebrate life with your pet
by your side at http://www.urbanistainvites.com/. Mike is developing a website that shares dog training and caring tips. Pls. do watch out for http://www.caringfordog.com