JOURNAL 10: A bussines in a week

Hello readers.. Wishing all of u having a blissful day now n afterwards..

Here I tell u, *alhamdulillah last week, we have given an opportunity to open a small business in conjunction of Edu Fest 2012 ... We opened it at counseling booth with only one small table beside it. Honestly it is such a wonderful experience we had throughout the week. We learn so many things which are beneficial in our daily life in being a counselor next.

The first n foremost thing we learnt how important communication skills are. This is so much vital as we have to communicate all the longg day to many people include our customers, supplier, n also our team-mates... N of course all of them have different kind of attitude n different way of responding from us. Despite of their nationality, gender n country of origin, they are all colorful! This very challenged our patience somehow. 

Related to a case we have once discussed in class, regarding case of Ellina Martinez, we as counselor firstly cannot impose any values especially the negative ones to others. Counselor have to understand that they might behave in certain ways just because of their upbringing n culture.We cannot easily take it into the heart and have just to accept them as the way they are. This is what we practice on when we deal with people who visit our stall n our team-mates. Although it is actually a lesson to be practice in the counseling profession, I think we have to start practice to behave just like a counselor from now on in order to make us a good counselor later on. Insyallah..

Since we opened up the stall with our own capital n risk, we have undergone experience of scared to loss. It is our first experience working together selling foods like nuggets, sausages, meat burgers, n seafood balls. We have worked very hard on it. By opening our stall early in the morning, we end it at 12AM everyday in the week. Having a physical movement here and there, bounded with other responsibilities, it such a tiring experience actually. As one of our goals is to make profit n avoid loss, everyone playing role and responsible in successive this because it is not one person money, but six people's capital.

In counseling, clients will be also having goals and targets which are needed to be facilitated by counselor. Therefore, I really hope we will continue to have this spirit because this enable to make us a good counselor also. A counselor should always have the spirit of responsibility and earnestly helping the client to feel better and making decision.

I think that is all for today. Hoping to write again later. See you again! :)