Trương Mộng Tường Vy – DH22EL02

Write an essay to describe ‘ Why did you take a risk? ‘. Write about 350 – 450 words.

When I was in 10th grade, a friend invited me to start an online clothing business. I don't think this job is
right for me. Because I am a shy person who is afraid to communicate with others. But I took a risk once
to challenge myself. Things weren’t as I had thought, this job was extremely suitable for me and I also
feel like doing it. Especially, I had learned and gained many things from this job.

When I decided to start a business, I had a lot of trouble. My family prevented me because they were
worried that I couldn't do it. I persuaded them a lot. Finally, I was accepted and borrowed money. I
didn't have any business experience at that time. The first days of importing goods, I still had no
customers. I was quite worried about this. I felt quite worried about this because the amount of
imported goods was quite large. But I was determined not to give up because of my challenge.

After that, I started to learn about business experience. I approached my classmates to introduce the
products I sold. Luckily, they loved it too. And I got my first orders. Besides, I just found another way that
was using Facebook to advertise my products. Gradually, people knew me more, I had more orders. I
was becoming more and more interested in this job. I had earned a decent amount of money so that I
could help my parents and support my studies. But after the 12th grade, I couldn’t continue this job
anymore because I didn’t have time. I had to study to prepare for the high school graduation exam.

I was finally able to complete the challenge that I had set for myself. It not only helped me have
economy, experience but also improved my shyness and no longer afraid to communicate as before.
Taking risks to surpass myself was something I couldn’t describe. I felt that was really great.