I was rereading Get Things Done, a book about how to do your task management. I first read the book during my time at university and used its methodology to finish a hard project: to open a stall selling quilts on new students’ first day.

I was in my last year of university at that time. I continually wrote down the next thing I need to do, such as to apply and register my stall in the college’s boardroom. I was ambitious and contacted another student agent who provided me quilt suits: a quilt, a pillow, two pillow cases, two quilt covers, and two bed sheets. I can earn 7 US dollars from each suit. But when I was going to register my stall, the teacher told me that I was not allowed to only sell quite suits. Thus I registered my stall selling groceries.

To open a groceries stall, I had a lot of things to do. I told two familiar senior schoolmates. They were interested and joined me. We listed all the groceries we could sell and selected those that seemed like they would to be easy to sell. Then we went to the supermarket to buy them in bulk using our student id cards as a guarantee. Groceries and quilts were stored in my dormitory because it was still in summer vacation and there was only me living in the dormitory. To go in and out conveniently, I even bribed the dormitory housekeeper with a gift.

Our stall opened successfully on new students’ first day. We earned net 300 US dollars. It was my first time handling a business and earning so much money.