Hi Matt,

I have 'halted to rethink' actually. I still am holding to the
FashionMuslim domain coz I am trying to restrategize the business.
The idea actually was mooted by a friend who asked me to try.

Now, I am trying to find, within myself, what I WANT TO DO actually.

So far what I know about myself is:

1) I love going to the movies and made it my whole life watching as much
as possible. That and plus TV.

2) Used to write movie reviews to the local newspapers every week. I
still enjoy writing it if I am not too busy with work.

3) I love creative design work. BUt I know that I cannot create good
illustrations, I can't even draw to save my life. But I am trained in
book layout design, putting together a magazine, oversee pre and post
productions.

4) I am dabbling in editing home movies and so far, I like what I see,
what with technologies can do these days with a PowerMac G4, a camcorder
and a DVD burner.

5) I love music.

6) I hate going out to sell. I am always nervous when meeting new people
and worse trying to present a sale pitch to a potential client. I just
got jammed up.

7) I am in my 30s , am not married and I feel so compelled to settle
down soon. I am feeling panicky somewhat watching my friends around me
getting married and having lotds of wonderful kids.

8) I STILL BELIEVE in web. I still wanna have my own unique site
possibly with e-commerce elements that is lucrative for my survival and
am able to manage it well.


That's it so far.

Sorry if my list is a pain, but whadayya reckon?



Thanks


Mezza















Matt Bostock wrote:

Be a couch potato! Or a bum....

You need to work for someone else doing this then...

Dabbling 'aint gonna get you anywhere... get serious & apply for a job doing
it full time... just a thought.

That's not uncommon...

You really should be working for someone else then... Or a partnership,
where the other person can illustrate and sell....

I'm in that club! Though it is NOT a limitation.

I think you have a case of constipation, you wanna get something out but no
matter how hard you try... nothing is coming out. I think you are trying too
hard Mezza. Do what you can for now... get yourself a clear head and figure
out what it is you want to do with the web later on down the track. So what
if it takes 6 months, 1 year, 5 years. But what is important now is to do
something you enjoy and *can* do. And it's not running your own business
either... unless you take up some courses that teach you confidence,
leadership, management etc.

HTH, Helen

Thanks Helen. . .

You are right, one of my problems is inconfidence.
I do have a low self esteem and I know it is very bad!

Someone did told me that I have just got to break that barrier of
inconfidence and I will be able to do it.

I am now working on this problem...



Mezza



Limelight wrote:

You sound a lot like me... no clue what you're gonna do next

Matt
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Mezza, I agree with Limelight...

You gotta try different things. Hell, try *everything*. I've had more
hobbies than I care to remember. Still haven't really decided which ones I
like... the only ones I've kept in the last 5 years are design and
drumming/bands. Business wise, I've got more enterprises planned... two or
so more which will be launched this summer. Just keep trying everything!

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Hi Matt,

Got called in by the boss on Wednesday evening. He discussed about
having to lay offs staffs and as I am not performing sales wise, he
is questioning me of my capabilities, my interest in the Mobile
Application Service business (eg text messaging, telephony premium rate
line services). I have made my decision that I will leave, but will for
sometime be on a freelance basis for the company. . .
.. . . after giving it much thought, it would be just prolonging the
situation. . .

So now I am clearing work or handing over to people.

The future. . . .???


Mezza




Matt Bostock wrote:

Take a week's holiday, not somewhere hot, but somewhere remote (for me it'd
be Scottish highlands) and have a think about your life and what you wanna
do with it. No one else can decide but you. I know it's hard, but go for it.
You're quite determined already it seems, you just need to believe that you
can do it.

HTH,
Matt
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Thanks for the advise bro,

With friends like this, here in alt.design.graphics, who needs another
newsgroup :P

With all the hi-tech website technology, I find low-tech newsgroup is
still the best source of knowledge. . .and comfort.


Let me know if you need a shoulder or someone to talk to, so I can pay
it back to but I will also certainly pay it forward to someone else.


Mezza


Matt Bostock wrote:

No problem, thanks for your kind words Mezza.

Matt
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