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Is it our flaw that we let others take us on a ride? Do we continue being in painful conversation for past sake? We can’t be rude. We cannot say no because something within us is scared or longing for a connection.
We are killing ourselves and letting others dictate to us.
Our inability to say no continues to hurt us.
I am reading The Founders, its story about building PayPal. One thing that stays all across the chapters is insanity. All these founders, be it Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Max Levchin, Luke Nosek, or early members, were insane. They had a determination and vision of building big.
The current x.com domain of Elon Musk has been around since 1999, a fintech platform that Elon Musk wanted to build. In 2023, Twitter is its incarnation.
The earlier version of x.com was merged withPaypal. The combined entity got later sold to eBay. How insane is that? Is Elon Musk leftover aspiration is V2 x.com?
Is social media a trash machine? Or a place where we try to showcase how good-looking we are, how amazing our life is to thought leadership? The left and right-centered world will have different ways of seeing the same.
I have been observing myself. I realize that most of the time, I get on social media when I am bored. Is social media a cure or a place to blabber? I don’t know. It can be both.
Have you noticed yourself? What and when are you spending your time on social media? Also, do you think social media is a trash agent for the brain?
We are living in a world full of choices. It confuses us, be it work, relationships, or shopping. We are lost. We are unsure and constantly seeking validation from others.
Our life has become a showcase where we are out to delight the spectators. What we want, we have no clue about.
We call ourselves progressive living in a modern world. In reality, we are part of a confused world where most are unsure about everything. This constant paranoia or our urge for the best is making us mad. We are a living checklist not a human anymore.
I was in Tokyo for a week. The country surprised me on many fronts in a good way. The person who gets credit for its modernization is Emperor Meiji The progress of the country in becoming a superpower goes to him. I visited the Meiji Shrine on the last day of my stay. It was in the middle of a city and built after his death. I get goosebumps thinking at how a person changed the fate of future generations with his farsightedness. So much to learn about him for all of us.
We are living in a divided world where democratic leaders are busy building their statues instead of changing our fate.
As a founder, are we living in our bubble?
Are we too obsessed with our product?
As a result, we forget or ignore the changing market dynamics.
We have seen this with Kodak & Blackberry.
These companies and founders were too complacent and took changing market conditions lightly.
As a result, they are in ashes.
A founder’s life is about solving customers’ pain, not being obsessed with technology and products. Our obsession should not become our blindspot.
I am currently in Tokyo for a few more days. I have met over a dozen founders in the past weeks. I wanted to know how things work in Japan and the overall ecosystem.
A pillar that binds entrepreneurs across the globe is that they are all different. The mindset is about going against the odds and changing the lives of many.
Money alone can never be an incentive to be a founder. A bigger purpose is needed. Also, you cannot do an entrepreneurship course and get your hands dirty. The calling has to come within you.
Some people leave things to their fate and live. If it makes them happy, who are we to judge? Some take life in their control and work nonstop. They own their actions and fate.
It is easy to complain and cry. It is easy to blame others or complain about bad fate.
Most part of our life is defined by how we see challenges in our world and how we overcome them. For the most part, making or breaking fate depends on us.
How do we know what our limits are? Why do we have to add a limit on ourselves? Society defines what we or we cannot: class, race, age, sex, and culture all have their limitations. The ones who looked beyond these made their dream come true. Very few of them were the reason for the mass change with their advocacy, writing, politics, or technological contributions.
We are what we think. Our thoughts define us. Our limitations or limitlessness depends on how we see our world.
There is a fire within us, the fire to do something. Most of the time, it comes when we are ignorant and uncorrupted by societal rules. Ask a young kid what he wants to become growing up, and they will have some answers. In most times, they will not remember as they age. It is because they have become part of the system which decides who they should become. There could be multiple factors behind its finances.
A few of us went against all odds, kept the fire within, and changed the world.