I Started At 17 Years Old And Now At 19 I Am Making A Difference.
My name is Diana Sabrain, pure women (hehe!) and I am 19 years old. I started my first business when I was 17 years old and it's a health and fitness business - www.PhysiqueMakeover.com
I am the Co-Founder and Director of Physique Makeover (Pte.Ltd.) and Singapore's Youngest Female Entrepreneur.
In this lens, I will share with you my sweet-bitter journey as a young female entrepreneur and my inspiration to make a difference in my own life and lives of others.
Let the journey begin...
What Motivated Me To Take Charge Of My Life At 17 Years Old And Be An Entrepreneur?
When I entered polytechnic or the equivalent of tertiary education, I realised I have the capacity to run successful businesses. My diploma was in business application and I scored As in subjects of economics, human resource management, system and analysis and other business modules. Hence at 17 years old, I started my entrepreneurship.
My Bumpy Start As A Female Entrepreneur
However my business partner and I pulled through and we're able to fund the business with our own hard earned money.
It was a VERY tough ride but I am happy with where I am today and I believe I can do better. When I first started as an entrepreneur, I had to face ZERO support from my parents. They wanted me to be a private banker but I DID NOT. It took them close to 2 years before showing some moral support towards me.
Imagine going home where it's supposed to be the most supportive environment BUT instead you face bad demoralising remarks. I dealt with the pain for close to 2 years.
Th hardest thing to do was when I had to make a decision whether to stay in school and graduate with As or quit school and focus on the business. I faced times when it feels like the business is going to fail, faced times of uncertainties whereby capital was an issue. In a short course of 2 years, I have collected experiences valuable to my and my business development.
I am always learning new things everyday. I value education highly and I know its importance. I am proud to say that I am still highly proactive in learning even though I quit school 5 months short of graduating with As. Ever since I quit school, I have done some research and read more than I can ever. With researching and reading my team and I took actions to improve the company.
"The Hardest Thing To Do Was To Quit School 5 Months Out Of Graduating an "A" Student..."
I Have A Dream...
And It Starts With www.PhysiqueMakeover.com
My family went into a major financial crisis when I was 13 years old during the oil crisis (my father trades in oil and natural resources) and we lost everything.
What changed me was when I saw the worried look on my mother's face when she saw me crying in front of the mirror calling myself names like "I am Fat and Ugly." I suffered from bulimia and binge eating disorder then.
My mother is the most important person to me and seeing her so UPSET, hurt me so much.
I decided and told myself to stop being negative about myself and being the elders in the family I should help my parents out rather than be stuck in the rut. I told myself that I cannot go on willowing in self-hate and pity. I should take charge of my life.
So I enterered Republic Polytechnic, was an A student in Diploma of Business Application and joined the drogonboat team. I soon developed a strong passion for the sport. Dragonboat has taught me self-discipline, commitment, self-belief and instilled a strong sense of perseverance in me.
Then I met my business partner. We decided to make fitness a business. Within 6 months, the business grew from the two of us to 10 people and counting. We also outsourced some of our job scopes to outsourcers from Romania or India.
At Physique Makeover, my team of personal trainers motivate and coach people with weight issues niched in weight/fat loss.
Apart from providing personal training in a 1 to 1 and small grp lessons, Physique Makeover also provides psychological help, supportive nutrition for clients and also online training to give them optimal RESULTS in their fat loss.
Thus we also "train", motivate and coach clients internationally.
My Words Of Wisdom
Everyday, I am learning and educating myself with something new.
I expose myself to the wealth of knowledge provided for me in all kinds of matter.
You'll never know that the knowledge you acquire could make a difference in the lives of others.
I have never once said, "I'll Stop Learning".
That itself is Death.
I Want Lives To Be Better
Children as young as 8 years old are suffering from eating disorders. Imagine your own children or granchildren suffers from anorexia nervosa or bulimia? It is a painful reality.
I look up to Oprah Winfrey and Ellen Degeneres and I will be the Asian version and different. I have been doing my homework and watching their shows regularly and polishing my people's skills. I am not out to Impersonate them but to bring out the message in my own way.
Apart from only Asian women, I wish to connect asian women with the rest of the women of the world. I would love to keep it real.
Well, let's see how it goes. When I broadcast the show, I will inform everyone and do show some support then!
I'm still growing up and there is always room for me to better myself.
"I desire to make a difference to the women and children of the world and I know I can do it."
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So how can you not feel bad about yourself, I'm sure you've tried everything from weight loss pills, designer diets that leave you short of starving yourself, expensive gym memberships that only help make your wallet get thinner. And what happens when you don't get the results you want?
You give up and try something else on the market. Then when that doesn't work you try another product. Then another and another until you end up going through the same dehumanizing cycle over and over again until you finally quit.You end up questioning yourself and start thinking you're the problem.
It's not your fault! Don't be too hard on yourself...
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