Good leaders always have a calm attitude. They stay calm, and assess the situation.

They get to the root cause of a problem, come up with viable options and choose the right solution. They cannot do this if they are panicking.

How about you? Are you calm in times of trials?

#visio #visionstatement #northstar #haveareason #haveadirection #jordan

We all fall down in life. There are no exceptions.

One thing you find with successful people is that they don’t stay down. They learn from their stumble. They stand up.

Others would stay down and wallow.

How about you? Do you stand up quickly?

#learnfromlife #standup #pushon #jordan

Every time you say ‘yes’, you are saying ‘no’ to something that is important or meaningful to you.

It’s okay to say no to things that does not really matter to you. You just have to say no in a nice way.

How about you? Are you careful in what you say yes to?

#timeisgold #sayno #bewisewithtime #jordan

When I was in my 20’s, I felt like I had all the time in the world.

When I was in my 40’s, I felt like I’m halfway through my life journey.

Now, I’m in my 50’s, I realize that life is short and we have one life to live. I suggest for our younger generation to live a meaningful life.

How about you? How are you living your life?

#meaningful #meaningfullife #makeadifference #cherishlife #makeyourmark #livelife #livetothdfullest #jordan #confuscious

I am wondering. I am wondering why so many people try to live someone else’s dreams.

People try to live the dreams of their parents, spouse, uncle. Live your dreams. Live your life.

How about you? Are you living your dream?

#yourdream #yourlife #dreambig #life #dream #jordan

Let me share something about successful people I know. They will pursue whatever they set as a goal with persistence.

Most of us give up early in the game. They stay consistent in the pursuit of their goal.

I say, establish your goals and be consistent in your pursuit.

How about you? Are you consistent?

#goals #achieve #gogetit #succeed #jordan #billgates

One thing I learned throughout life is that you cannot go back. No matter how difficult your past is, there is nothing you can do to change it.

But, you can look at your life now, today, at this present time. You can begin today to change the ending of your story.

How about you? Do you live in the past or the present?

#greatlife #greatlifestyle #greatlifedecision #greatlifeyouth #jordan #cslewis

For you to have a direction in life, you need a vision. You need to set your North star.

Having a vision will help you make decisions.

How about you? Do you make decisions that steer your life in the direction of your Vision?

#visio #visionstatement #northstar #haveareason #haveadirection #jordan

Hi Pat. Thank you for your voice in question, “how to start a clothing business with designs I don’t see in the market that I have on hand?”

The basic concept of starting a business is that it’s about what the market wants and not what you have to offer. Starting with a product to sell instead of finding out what the market needs can be tricky.

In this case, you already have a unique design in mind that’s not on the market. The next logical step would be first to test the market. To do this, we will need to go back to a few business model questions.

Who is your target market? Paint a clear picture with an avatar. How old is your customer avatar? Is your avatar male or female? Married or single? If married, how many children? Where are the children studying? What car does your avatar drive? Where does your avatar live? How much money does your avatar household make? Paint a clear picture of your target market using an avatar.

The next question is, where can we find your avatar? Does your avatar belong to an organization? What websites interest them? Where do they shop for clothes? What type of clothes do they wear? What are their buying preferences? What social media do they prefer surfing?

What makes your design unique? Who are your direct competitors? Are they making money? How long have they been in the market? What’s their unique value proposition?

Let us say that you have done your due diligence and crafted a good business model. The next step is to shoot bullets before shooting a canon. Come up with a plan to pilot test your concept. Try it out on a very targeted and small scale before investing in manufacturing a vast number of SKU. Try two or three limited edition designs. Set up a simple yet compelling website and social media presence. Don’t spend too much at this point. You want to test your idea.

Depending on the outcome of your test, pivot your concept if you have not quite hit the mark with your target market. Drop the idea if you pivoted many times to no avail. Gradually grow your line of designs and distribution network if it’s picking up very well.

If you notice, I am suggesting moving with caution. You want to be careful in coming out with a new business. Be lean, be smart.

Thank you very much for your question, Pat. Please feel free to come up with other questions.

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