🌱 When Everything Was Falling Apart — We Chose to Create

Years ago, I was heading IT operations at a manufacturing company.

Things were going well — until one day, a rumor spread: the company was shutting down.

Soon, my team of five walked into my office, anxious and uncertain.

“Sir, we’ve heard the company is closing. What should we do?”

I paused for a moment and said,

“We have two choices.

1️⃣ Look for jobs elsewhere — we’ll all find one easily.

2️⃣ Or… create something so valuable here that management won’t let us go.”

For a moment, there was silence. Then, something shifted.

Their faces lit up. Without even consulting their families, they said — “We’re in.”

That single decision changed everything.

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💡 From Uncertainty to Creation

We started small. We visited another group company and began listening to one department about their challenges.

No selling, just listening.

“What if we solve all your software problems?” I asked.

They smiled — “That would be amazing.”

Within a month, we implemented a solution that worked.

Soon after, the director called me.

“You did this? Excellent. Can you do it for another department?”

“Yes.”

“Then go ahead.”

We completed that too.

Then came the next call:

“Can you implement this at our other factory units?”

“Yes,” I said, “but we’ll need to provide support there — we’ll charge for it.”

“Go ahead,” he said.

That was our first billing, born not from security but from courage.

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🌿 The Birth of Something New

By the time the original company officially closed, we weren’t employees anymore.

We had built something of our own.

Our team had grown from 5 to 15 members.

We were now handling IT operations across five manufacturing units of the group.

We didn’t lose our jobs.

We created our destiny.

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💫 The Lesson That Changed My Life

That experience taught me something I’ll never forget:

When you move beyond fear and choose creation over resignation — possibilities unfold.

Courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s the decision to act despite it.

Every closed door hides a new opening — but only for those willing to take the first step.

We didn’t wait for opportunity. We created it.

And that made all the difference.

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What about you?

💭 When faced with uncertainty — do you choose security or creation?

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