Well the challenging personal goal that I set was when I was planning to start up my business and the business was the selling and reselling of gadgets. You know gadgets has to do with phones, tablets and laptops, Android and iPhones. Like yes, so that was the goal and it was extremely capital intensive So I needed much capital So it was quite challenging then because I had to go a strong mice to raise funds for a capital and the next challenge that I had was when I was looking for So, Contas on who is going to distribute phones to me. I was very flumonced. I was in a flumon state. But gradually I started gathering the Contas that I needed for the gadgets. It was really a challenging one because then everything I was skeptical, sending money for the person to convey the gadgets to me. It was just a matter of trust because knowing that you don’t know this person, when you send money, maybe this person can run away with your phones. So it was so challenging. But I had to understand that that there is no business without risk. It’s part of the business. You need to take risk. So, I did everything possible, do all manner of jobs to raise funds, to raise capital and then I saw the number for the person that distributed the funds to me and I feel great because I was able to achieve my main aim. I was able to start distributing and at the time I began to dominate the market with my products so it was quite a challenging ball. I scaled through and it was awesome. It was a very good experience.
Band 6+: Describe a challenge you faced while trying to achieve a personal goal. You should say: - What the goal was - What obstacles you encountered - What strategies you used to overcome the challenges And explain what you learned from the experience.
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Well, the challenging personal goal that I set was when I was planning to start my business, which involved selling and reselling gadgets. Gadgets include phones, tablets, and laptops, both Android and iPhones. Yes, that was the goal, and it was extremely capital intensive. I needed a lot of capital, so it was quite challenging because I had to go to great lengths to raise funds for the capital. The next challenge I faced was when I was looking for contacts to distribute phones to me. I was very confused; I was in a state of uncertainty. But gradually, I started gathering the contacts that I needed for the gadgets. It was really challenging because I was skeptical about sending money to someone to convey the gadgets to me. It was a matter of trust, knowing that I didn't know this person. When you send money, there’s always the fear that this person could run away with your phones. So, it was very challenging. However, I had to understand that there is no business without risk; it's part of the process. You need to take risks. I did everything possible, took on all kinds of jobs to raise funds, to gather capital, and then I found the contact for the person who distributed the gadgets to me. I felt great because I was able to achieve my main aim. I started distributing, and over time, I began to dominate the market with my products. It was quite a challenging journey, but I scaled through, and it was an awesome experience.
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