manzil

Har ek rasta mazil ko nai zata, har ek log apki zindagi bhar ke saathi nai rehte. Hum kyun umeed karte hai zindagi se, hum kyun zite hai zindgi ko kisi aur ke asree me.

Apni zindagi ke hai hum rakhwale phir bhi bhatak zate hai hum bar bar aur dil ke ek kinare me Naya zakahm de zate hai. Phir hum badkismati aur khuda par ilzaam lagate phirte hai. Zab aur koi marham kaam nai karta hum saaki ke sahare uske bann ke usme simat zate hai.

Kya isi ke liye khuda na bheja hai hame is kayanaat me ki aap dusre ki yaad me khud ko bhul zaye. Aap insaan hai itna kuch kar sakte hai aap. Apki manzil apke hatho me hai naa ki kisi aur aznabee ke, ya apke haath ke lakaair me.

the ring

I am a few chapters into Murakami’s — “Novelist as a Vocation.” I liked the way Author explained how a writer’s life is not about beginner’s luck but constantly delivering the best of their work. It requires lots of grit, pain, sweat, and perseverance.

A similar analogy applies to Venture Capital business. I have heard multiple times from Karthik, Co-founder & Partner of Blume Ventures; mention that: you have to find winners and returns for your stakeholders in every fund. A fund is typically ten years cycle. It is a long game and requires consistency, grit and hard work, and some luck.

It feels like being in the ring and constantly winning.

Blessing

“Count your blessings” is a thing of the past. These days we are running like mad cows and making a list of things we don’t have.

We are running hard at the empty glass of our life instead what all we have and celebrating, cheering about it.

We have forgotten joy in little things, laughing and being crazy. We are all professionals now, seeking perfection in life on the treadmill for the next big thing.

When was the last time you made a surprise visit to your parents or called friends and gossiped? You are dying every moment: that is the reality of life. You will take nothing after death.

empty

We have started avoiding emptiness. We want to hoard from materialistic possession to an unwanted stream of unending information via the internet.

The power of emptiness is rare these days. As a result, we are thinking less. We are more reactive, and we are hindering our creativity.

How can a crowded mind be creative? Will there be any scope for the flow of independent thoughts?

reality

Do we craft our own reality?
Is it not we who define our perception and how we react? Your reality might be imagination for others or vice versa. So how do we know what is real and unreal?

Should we give up pursuing our reality because it is unreal for the world? Should we become a slave to the perception of others?

What would have happened to the airplane, lightbulb, and uncounted innovation if those inventors had believed in the perception of others?

We have one life, and the reality is ours. We should keep dreaming and building what is unthinkable for others.

confidence

With confidence, we can win over challenges in life. Most of us lack confidence, and, as a result, they give up without trying. It means a good chunk of us who are confident has less competition.

Our life is limited; most die with fear, pessimism, and not trying. It torments them from the inside and makes them bitter.

I keep hearing stories of not trying the idea for a startup. Failed to express love to a best friend. And over a few glasses, opening up and crying. For what good?

We look for results even before taking the first step, which is trying with confidence.

Efficiency

Successful organizations are built with responsible and efficient talent.
Efficiency comes with drive and freedom. You can build armory of talented individual contributors, but if they are not a team player, it will hamper the organization.

The more I read and realize about building an efficient team, it boils down to every next hire we make. What has worked for us is finding people with empathy and ability to work as a team and deliver independently.

An organization can never be efficient if one person has to take all the shots and others following them.