Well, it was about two years ago that I was struggling with tension, stress and anxiety resulting from my busy workload with my project at work. Actually, I had been working for a company for about four years and although I had a stable job and a steady income, I felt unfulfilled and I always felt disappointed and I always wanted to start my own business but because of fear of failure or financial risk or I’m afraid that maybe I thought I would make mistakes. So I couldn’t quite my job but after a few months after weighing up pros and cons and searching about launching a new business and asking my family members and friends for advice, I took the plunge to establish my own business and leave my current job. Initially, everything was really hard for me because I didn’t have enough skills and I had to attend training courses to require essential skills and unfortunately my efforts paid off and I was unable to find a job. I was unable to find a job and I had to attend training courses to require essential skills. Because if I didn’t get a job, I would have to pay for it.
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Well, it was about two years ago that I was struggling with tension, stress, and anxiety resulting from my busy workload with my project at work. I had been working for a company for about four years, and although I had a stable job and a steady income, I felt unfulfilled and disappointed. I always wanted to start my own business, but I was afraid of failure, financial risk, and making mistakes. So, I couldn't quite leave my job. However, after a few months of weighing the pros and cons, researching how to launch a new business, and asking my family members and friends for advice, I took the plunge to establish my own business and leave my current job. Initially, everything was really hard for me because I didn't have enough skills, and I had to attend training courses to acquire essential skills. Unfortunately, my efforts paid off, and I was able to find a job. I was unable to find a job, and I had to attend training courses to acquire essential skills. If I didn't get a job, I would have to pay for it.
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