Singapore Entrepreneur - Entrepreneur turned Investor

Hi Guys,

I have been out of action for quite a while now. I have finally left a company which I set up 10 years ago. Now, it is in good hands of a new management team. Ever since, I had not looked back and have been looking for a new chapter of my life. Enriched with many years of business and investment experience, I am now working towards a new direction towards investment.

I have burnt tremendous amount of energy and time into my company over the last 10 years. The blood and sweat I have contributed is like 20 or 30 years equivalence of any other job. It is by no mean feat to build a company from scratch to a successful company. Understandably, I went through a period of emptiness and directionless when I left. I explored many avenues of new businesses. At one point, I was even conned of my money for dabbling into F&B business. I went through many bad patches over the period that I thought dark clouds were following me wherever I go. I even changed some Feng Shui in my house to hopefully chase away the bad spell that was daunting on me.

I recalled that some of the close people around me fell into depression when they lost their jobs during recessions. I told myself that my mind was still clear and will stay sane and keep myself occupied with activities. I started to take up investment and self-improvement courses to motivate myself.

After more than half a year of a stagnated life, I have finally found back my own self and is currently pushing myself towards a new direction.

I realized the whole problem was all about myself. I had been a technical and management person in my job. It's like a occupational hazzard where you keep doing the same thing for many years till it becomes a habit. During my job, I had to crack my brain on technical issues everyday and organise my team and assign jobs for them. When all these were gone, I became lost. My mum, my wife nor my kids didn't understand me when I told them about technical things. They also didn't respond like my guys did when I tried assigning jobs to them. The world was staring emptily back at me. What was I supposed to do?

After much pondering, I started to shift my mentality. Instead of feeling nostalgic of what I used to do daily, I should appreciate on what business knowledge I have gained over the years. The best MBA course in the world couldn't have equipped me with such a deep business knowledge I have today. Since I have this invaluable asset in my brain, why not I capitalize on it?

Today, I declare that I am an Entrepreneur turned Investor. My main interest in investing is in equities and property. Thanks to some gurus in the trade for sharing with me, I am now more ready to go into this direction.

Every person in his entire life goes through ups and downs. It is up to the individual to manage his emotions and thinking. Don't blame in on luck. Everyone is in control of his own destiny.