The good Rudy Bandiera, with his beautiful article “ They told us it’s a crisis but it’s not, this is change ”, inspired me. I find myself in complete agreement with Rudy, so I also want to tell my experience, in my own small way. I graduated at the end of 2008, in the midst of the crisis: since then the best contract I managed to get was precarious, fixed-term. From one internship to another, from a project contract to an apprenticeship, I have always struggled between experiences in large companies and small local businesses, some “old-fashioned”, others modern, unstructured and creative.
This sense of constant insecurity of lack of prospects
I would never have made otherwise : university had been a flop that was not professionally useful, apparently, so I decided to throw myself back into the fray by enrolling in the Master in Retail Management (CUOA Business School) which really gave me a lot and made me understand what I liked to do: “understanding what I like to do” is the first real step to get out of a crisis that is first of all an inability to act , it is a block to action that is triggered by every thought about the future.
The discovery of passion made the difference and led me to understand the 3 directions along which to move: web marketing , continuous self-training and personal projects, that is, the so-called ” side projects ” or “plan B” that I am very fond of and that can make the difference at the end of the month and certainly on an emotional level.
My blog represents the synthesis of these
Woodulike.it 2014 really started with woodulike.it, an ambitious and hard project undertaken with friends Mattia Bordina and Giorgio Soffiato . It is a project that excites me but also gives me a lot to think about: in a few hours I go from euphoria to the blackest depression without any problems thanks to greece email list the continuous alternations of good news and extreme difficulties. The first lesson that I take home after a year (a lot in reality) of startup done at improbable times is: hard face and bareta fracà Which for non-polentoni literally means “ tough expression and cap pulled down on the forehead ”, or as I see it, “ determined, patient and always looking forward ”.
During these months we have had to change
The proposed model, our strategy, realizing the difficulties in making craftsmanship, carpentry, design, online commercial logics, traditional retail and logistics coexist . The “Artisan Future” described by Stefano Micelli can be a reality, but it is honestly not a simple equation, indeed “possible” only under certain conditions. We are still in a phase of change but I like it , it makes me dream of glory and it is a positive effort , which I face willingly. Woodulike has already brought me some first earnings: 1 a little more experience in dealing with any problem and the ability to always make do , somehow. 2 Knowledge of worlds and abilities that are just a few miles from ordinary life, but are mostly unknown.
The experimentation of dynamics that otherwise in any company
I probably would never have learned so directly: the knowledge of e-commerce dynamics and what it means to make an online store; the encounter with the craftsmanship (with its pros and cons) of small Italian wpo tweaks even better to speed up and optimize wordpress companies; the ability to “meet” and dialogue with brutally different people (merchants, designers, carpenters, artists). 4 I understood that you have to put your face in everything. Fear is always there, but you just have to have a little more courage.
People who have already made it and are not
Afraid to dedicate a little of their little time to tell us their story and give us some tips. How’s it going? It’s hard but we don’t give up, we change and adapt . We recently started a collaboration with Andrea, Leonardo and Antonio, skilled designers and excellent dreamers , and discovered job data some manufacturing excellence in the most unthinkable towns in Veneto (Rovigo and Verona), with the aim of producing directly, as well as welcoming existing producers.
How will it end? Whatever happens, it will be a success. This alone leads me to say that it was worth it, that I gained something from this crisis , which in reality has not taken away from me but on the contrary has forced me to do a lot because it has transformed my way of thinking and approaching everyday reality, with a sip of courage and competitive nastiness in addition. So I agree with Rudy when he says that… If the side projects don’t work out, no big deal: I’ll have the resilience and tools to tackle new challenges.