Yes, You Should Dream Big But Start Small

Just this afternoon, I heard a group of teens talking about employment opportunities here in our province. This made me think that they are fresh graduates searching for a place in the workforce.

Eavesdropping on their conversation, I heard and learned about their opinions about their ideal work and their desire to get instantly employed in a high paying, white collared jobs. However, my heart broke after I hear them belittling food chain employees and frontline professionals.

Dear people of all ages, races, and belief, I stand by the fact that we should not degrade someone or somebody because of the kind of work he or she has. Lucky for them to get employed in this world of stiff employment competition, where the geniuses, good communicator, and with pleasing personalities get hired faster. Not anyone is blessed to have decent work.

It doesn’t matter what kind of job you have, as long as you are enjoying the moment, and learning from it, I see nothing wrong.

So what if you work as a frontliner in a fast food chain. Don’t you know that being a frontline professional offers ton of benefits other positions don’t. You meet people of different personalities and statuses daily. Meeting these irate, impulsive, and crazy customers is a blessing in disguise. With this alone, you can develop a virtue, a desirable attitude, most employers’ desire.

I like to work in a fast food chain. The reason is I want to learn the operation, discover the reason behind their success. Let us say Jollibee. Why do you think Jollibee is exponentially growing all over the world? Is it because of their customer service, the menus they serve, the marketing tactic, etc. What made their chicken the choice of the masses?

You can’t search the answers over the web. The only way to discover it is to immerse yourself in the operation and experience the behind the scenes.

Not because her job is not high paying, or they don’t have a company uniform, or she’s not working on a well-known company in your area, doesn’t mean he or she has nothing to gain.

The most important in every situation is the opportunity to learn, make progress, and succeed. It doesn’t matter what industry you are in as long as you’re happy and learning, go for it.

Remember this, every expert is once a beginner. Everyone is making progress. You might start as a food chain frontliner today. BUT you might end up owning a franchise of it someday.

I understand those young professionals who really dream high and wide. But one thing I would tell you. Although dreaming is free and you can dream as big as the universe, you need to start small and take little steps at a time.