Dhanak celebrates 6 months!
Phew! 6 months have gone by so fast yet I feel like Dhanak has been part of my life since forever.
I feel a sense of achievement and satisfaction. Personally its a milestone in life and in Dhanak.
After 6 months of the initial set up, figuring out and learning about the first things of doing an entrepreneurial business I feel a sense of flow and settlement in the work. In the metaphor of learning to ride a cycle "The initial falling off the cycle has passed and now I can balance. Now it's about enjoying the cycle ride, cycling long distances and trying tricks!"
I feel a sense of joy to know that I am doing a small yet significant work in my life.
There are small joys of reading good reviews of my products, have interesting conversations with people around natural cosmetics and sustainability, getting repeat orders and seeing a positive account sheet at the end of the 6 months.
Some challenges I am facing are packaging and courier. Finding the right packaging material for my products - something that is environmentally sustainable, good quality and easy to courier via India Post. Working alone and doing everything by myself has both challenges and perks.
In the last month, I have spent time in deepening my learning on natural cosmetics. I have learned Aromatherapy through an online to understand Essential Oils better. I learned about formulating cosmetics, understanding oils and their comedogenic value. I have also learned some new recipes that I am looking forward to experimenting with them, implement my new learnings and curate more products. Looking forward to launching some new products and creating a new product catalog for the new year! The journey never stops, there is so much done but still so much more to do. That is where the joy for me lies.
A lot of gratitude for the people, resources, and opportunities that have continuously supported me in this journey.
Phew! 6 months have gone by so fast yet I feel like Dhanak has been part of my life since forever.
I feel a sense of achievement and satisfaction. Personally its a milestone in life and in Dhanak.
After 6 months of the initial set up, figuring out and learning about the first things of doing an entrepreneurial business I feel a sense of flow and settlement in the work. In the metaphor of learning to ride a cycle "The initial falling off the cycle has passed and now I can balance. Now it's about enjoying the cycle ride, cycling long distances and trying tricks!"
I feel a sense of joy to know that I am doing a small yet significant work in my life.
There are small joys of reading good reviews of my products, have interesting conversations with people around natural cosmetics and sustainability, getting repeat orders and seeing a positive account sheet at the end of the 6 months.
Some challenges I am facing are packaging and courier. Finding the right packaging material for my products - something that is environmentally sustainable, good quality and easy to courier via India Post. Working alone and doing everything by myself has both challenges and perks.
In the last month, I have spent time in deepening my learning on natural cosmetics. I have learned Aromatherapy through an online to understand Essential Oils better. I learned about formulating cosmetics, understanding oils and their comedogenic value. I have also learned some new recipes that I am looking forward to experimenting with them, implement my new learnings and curate more products. Looking forward to launching some new products and creating a new product catalog for the new year! The journey never stops, there is so much done but still so much more to do. That is where the joy for me lies.
A lot of gratitude for the people, resources, and opportunities that have continuously supported me in this journey.
