bottlenecks

Being a startup founder is not unique.
What matters is building a legacy and a generation-lasting business.
Every level of business has its unique difficulty.
When starting, it is about finding team and product market fit.
As you grow, the organization needs a structure and process in place.

An organization changes its DNA at every stage.
It becomes critical for a founder to eliminate all the bottlenecks and find the right members to lead.

Many founders quit after a few years because they cannot transform and continue running with the same gear, which hampers progress. So professional operators are bought. In most cases, the transformation does net benefit to stakeholders.

In many other cases, the founder’s ego and sunk cost do more harm. The professional team does not get a free hand and everything crumbles.

plan

Were most successful people going into business with all things planned?
Did they have a crystal clear view of the future of their business? How will it pan out?
How will they build an empire?
On most occasions, they did not. What worked in their favor was that they tried multiple avenues.

There is no secret to success other than trying. Ray Kroc kept dreaming and failing at all the jobs until he found the McDonald brothers. There are 1000 other examples: Benjamin Fraklin, Charlie Munger, Tesla, and Ramanujan.

The same applies to life. We keep meeting people, keep building relationships, learn, and fail. There is no one fit for all. Some find soulmates the first person they meet, while others die without a compatible match. The other smart ones keep trying and meeting people unless they match.

Our life gives us an opportunity to explore and see the world. No one has anything planned in life. People live in it and in the journey figure out life.

There is no such thing as perfection or planning, the only thing is living and experiencing.

Most scenario models in life and business end up living in the sheet.

Magic

Magic happens because we put our heart and soul into something. Not because we want instant recognition or popularity.
People make money as a byproduct. Most successful people don’t start with the aim of getting rich quickly.

The quick and instant generation of ours wants everything now at their fingertips. As a result, the competition for the top is making more of society sick.

The art and craft have been replaced with all things quick.

connect

People like people whom they connect with.
You cannot force yourself to them.
Many of us think confidence can do or get whatever we like or want.
Our life requires real effort, hard work, and honest association. Living in fantasy and delusion will only make us manic.

No one likes a colleague or a friend who is lazy, ignorant, and confident. It will make life hell for everyone around.

check

The beautiful part of our long life is that it tests us every day on our fundamentals. Our loyalty, virtue, trust, and fundamentals are on the test.

Many people end up forgetting their core for short-term benefits. Many others seek pleasure against the virtues.

We are living in an era of hyper-connectivity and abundance. We have everything available on the phone, from getting rich quickly to dating a partner.

In life, we are more living and negating vices than seeking virtues. It is easy to get lost and chase things that matter nothing in the long run.

It’s like the back of our mind one has to check before committing anything or falling into engagement.

kid

Raising a child is not easy.
It requires a superpowers if you are a mother.
With joint families in the past, I feel it was easier.
But in the modern world, where we are nuclear, it requires energy power and time management.

On top of this, the kid can get into mood swings. The tantrums can get in extreme mode. The society judges you on top of all this. There is fierce competition with yourself when you have decided on a life for your kid.

self-made

When people ask about your parents, they want to know if you are self-made or born with a silver spoon.

Look around and notice who is bragging on the internet. Many are born rich.

Self-made have work and legacy to leave and have ups and downs every day. They have less time for preaching.

Self-made means inheritance of intelligence, curiosity, drive, resilience, and self-determination.

kathputliyaan

Har waqt ziye ja rahe hai unke rahmo karam par, har waqt mohtaaz hai unke rehmat ke liye. Sabkuch unhone he to diya hai hame is zindgi mae, hai kya apna is zahan mae is mitti ke bani khud ki kathputliyoo ke alawa.

Hume unhone banaya aur khud ki massiha hamne bana liya, bhul gaye ke kide makodo se kam nai hai hum. Bas uske rehmat se akal aur sakal mili hai, phir bhi pata nai kis uchaaiyoo ko chone ke baat karte hai, kis baat ka ghamand karte hai hum. Hai kya he hum us surya kiran ke age, hai kya hum us samandar ke samne.

Kya ho gaya hai hame, kaise ban gaye hum phir se janwar, kaise kho diya apne mastishk ko. Hum ibadat kiya karte the khuda ko kabhi, aaz khud he khuda bann baithe hai, umeed karte hai auroo ka ki koi hamare ibadaat kare.

Apki jihazuri apke kurshi aur paise ke wazeh se ke za rahe hai, na ki apke karam ya zubaan ke wazeh se. Aap aaz hai, kal nahi rahenge, log bhul zainge apko.

Kitne fakir hue, sant aye bas jubaan ne unko zindgi bhar ke liye zanam zanmantar tak apna bana liya. Aaz bhi unki kavitayee sunte hai hum, unke fakiriyat ko yaad karte hai.

Hum hai he kya, mitti ke kathputliyaan. Aaz hai kal mitti mae mil zainge.

against

How does it feel when the world is against you when the world is waiting for you to make one mistake? That is when you realize it’s that single thread of trust working for you, the belief in you taking you to the path of success in spite of all the naysayers around. It’s not easy to be part of such a journey but the more I observe I witness the life of successful people. It’s the will to live, the non-ending grit of going against all odds that keeps them going.

The world can go against you, fundamentals are not in your favor still you will sail through as long as you have the will to live.

Help

Helping others is a good virtue. But not on account of hurting ourselves. We don’t have to fall for sunk cost and realize that not everyone needs help. We have to help those who want to help themselves. We are acting as a catalyst instead of a guide.

You can take thirsty to a pond, and they should feed themselves. You don’t have to throw them in the water.