You know how when you really, really want something, it seems that the entire universe is sending you signals that it's gonna happen? I've always wanted a restaurant/cafe of my own and it was a dream that I'd postponed, even for consideration, to 10ish years from now. And then the universe (or the optimist inside me) worked its magic!
I graduated from college (PG, not grad), and had some time on my hands and everyone around me suddenly seemed to be talking about businesses all the time. One of my best friends is reading 'The Secret' and is sure that if you keep believing that your dream will come true and keep saying it out loud- the universe will hear your prayers. She sends me a quote from the book everyday and they totally make sense! It's like horoscopes in the papers, it feels like the quote is about me, about my issues and about what was bothering me on that day. The book also says “The law of attraction says like attracts like. ... The law of attraction is giving you what you are thinking about. It is working all the time. What we do is we attract into our lives the things we want, and that is based on what we’re thinking and feeling.” It's a really simple, sweet thought and easy to implement, too.
Then, another really close friend sent me this:
Again, it felt like this was ABOUT my dilemma.I had to do something about this. So, I started a facebook page and have only received words of encouragement, as of now.
Then, there were ads about SME loans on TV, success and not-so-success stories about cafes showing up randomly on my Google searches, and just a lot of 'signs' that I thought the universe was sending me.
So, now, I've decided to prepone my dream. I don't have a business plan, a place, a chef or a bank account filled with money but I do really want to do this. And even though I know that businesses shouldn't be started out of love, but I'm not going to stop wishin' and hopin'. I'm trying to work out the logistics, and will hopefully see them through. My best friend, who lives in Bombay, and has always been the force of practicality and logic in my life, has decided to take on the tough role of the 'skeptic' and honestly, it feels like we've got it all covered.
With dreams in my eyes, shiny-ness in my heart, lots and lots of fear in my mind and the will to work really hard on this, I've decided to give this a real shot.
To everyone who's reading this, if there's any way you can help or if there are any suggestions that you have, please let me know.
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