Finding the Meaning with Selling
Hey, I don’t have any skill to
sell, that’s right I have no talent for it. But for my friend, I finally try to
sell something. Yup, my friend, Ifan Rikhza Auladi, wanted to go to London.
Okay, London isn’t next to Kaligawe, and it isn’t just taking a bus and pays
3000 rupiahs for it. If it is only you are the son of president you will only
take few seconds to touch down London. But Ifan, he is just my friend, not the
son of president, so it will take forever to get there. In short, London is far
and expensive.
Why it takes forever? It is not
about how long you will stay in the plane, but the more, it is all about how
you get there. London is about 15 hours from Indonesia, you even can get to
know all the passengers, and you have 15 hours! And we all know for sure, 15
hours isn’t paying 3000 rupiahs, you have to give your all to pay 15 hours.
Except you are the son of president, you shouldn’t.
By the way, why is ifan going to
London for? I don’t think he will go to Buckingham Palace and ask Prince
Harry’s signature, for what? Okay, he is the one of participant of (I think I
forget, wait a minute, I don’t forget it, but I don’t know :P) wait, I ask
someone who knows about it…. Okay, I found it; the event is “Indonesian
Scholars International Convention, held in London 9-11 November. So he becomes the only one representative from
private university in Indonesia. Proud of him.
Because he had to pay the plane
ticket by himself so he tried hard to collect money as many as possible to buy
plane ticket. In the middle of finding fund for his flight, he decided to sell
dolls, Angry Birds doll. I didn’t know why it should Angry Bird, but in the
end, it was a good decision. And here we are Angry Bird doll trader.
Selling is something isn’t easy for
me. As I said before, I have no talent for it. But by helping him, it also
helping me to learn to sell. And as I imagined, it was not easy at all. You had
to offer people to buy the dolls, convince that the dolls are worth to buy. When
someone finally buy it, something cheering was roaring in my heart (I am not
exaggerating, but it’s true), but when after offering and telling them that
this was a good dolls and they don’t buy the dolls, it felt like I wanted to eat
those people. Hello, you didn’t know what it felt like selling something and
nobody buy it?? Fine go with your life! Oh sorry, I just remember something
isn’t very good in selling the dolls that day.
Selling dolls are always fun. There
are many experiences. I remember that day; it was Saturday night, September 22th,
2012, that was one of unforgettable experience during selling the dolls.
We gathered in front of Undip Peleburan and we spread in Pahlawan Street and
SimpangLima roundabout. Zidnil and I were walking around Pahlawan Street but we
sold nothing, maybe not we, but me. I didn’t sell anything. I couldn’t kill my ego and my pride. I was
still shy to do that. We just walked until reach Simpang Lima roundabout and we
sat and I danced. While we were waiting the others, just as usual I were going
crazy, dance in the centre of Simpang Lima roundabout.
After that, we went back to our
meeting point and we had dinner, oh no, we had our supper, because it was
already 11! We ate and talked each other and sang and we kid to each other. I
was really missing that. It was raining heavily outside and we waited until it stopped.
We went home at 1. Wow.
Next day we sold the dolls in
campus. I woke up really late in the afternoon. The night before, I couldn’t
sleep and I slept almost 5! Zidnil and I went to campus at noon, in that time,
there was an event which Dahlan Iskan and Marcel became the guest star. We
walked around the venue and we sold it in very big group. There were so many of
us, tried hard together to sell as many as possible. Finally, we sold many
dolls, and I thought that was the best trading so far. Whooaaa fantastic!
Another story about selling these
dolls was when we sold it in Fun Bike event held by Medical Faculty. It was
also fun, really! Although we didn’t sell many, but for me it was very great
opportunity to be there. Okay, focus to the story. We had already promoted to
the visitor but I thought fortune didn’t in our side. But at last, we had
tried. selling the dolls didn't always about it was sold or not, but it was all about our effort, our spirit and our power to sell the dolls. when I saw my friends were trying hard to sell the dolls, I felt like it gave me more power to do the same. Their smile when the dolls were sold, I couldn't never forgert them. Even it wasn't for me, but I was part of it and It was my precious treasure, the beautiful memory.
The last time (for me) we sold the dolls was in Medical Expo in Balai Kota Semarang. It was in 5-6 October if I am not mistaken. That
was also fun. Besides selling the dolls, we also enjoy the medical expo which
held by Medical Faculty. We visited medical laboratory, watching fashion show,
and many things did there. We sold many in there.
Helping Ifan selling the dolls
means a lot to me. It is not only about selling the dolls, but the more; it is
all about the meaning inside it. Helping Ifan teach me that we should work
really really really hard to get something that we want. Ifan told me a lot
that he giving up hope, but in the end he wake up and keep on running. I don’t
say going, but I say running, because he fast. While selling, I got many
experiences that I didn’t have before. I was meeting new people, going to new
places, and doing new things. Seeing Ifan worked really hard, it hits me! That
everything needs work hard. Hey, the event is only three days! But he had tried really hard for it. And he really goes
for it. It is crystal clear that there is a will there is a way. It works. Go
For It Ifan!!!
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