koolhead17
How much time do we waste analysing what is not working right? How many hours go about cribbing things around? How many times do we get angry over past occurrences? How many times do we have to grumble over how things should or could have been in life?
Our life has limited time. We could die any moment. What options do we have? To make the best of it or keep crying about the misses?
We fail to understand the importance of a journey. We all run after results. We become blind, we don’t enjoy the moment. Nothing was built on the flip of a second. Everything takes time.
We are a society of fast fashion, quick commerce and casual hookups. As a result, norms have become all now. We don’t want to invest ourselves or our emotions deeply. We take things for granted.
The joy of reaping rewards is things of the past now. We want everything on a platter and we have no patience.
How many inventions would have ceased if innovators were scared of failure? From light bulbs to AC current to airplanes. We have history to say it all.
The same goes for entrepreneurship. The risk appetite and going against all odds defines success. The path is filled with failures, rejection and pain. But that is the joy of building something.
Most companies or research fail when top heads give up.
There is no such thing as failure. It is only experience that makes us better at sailing on the life journey.
There are some days when you feel like doing nothing. When I say nothing, it means disconnecting from the world, drowning deep in thoughts and lying in bed. We feel we have wasted our day, but in a true sense, we need this dosage of nothingness. These days help us with restarts.
I have been spending days like these over all these years. It sounds scary because we are conditioned that way. The world around us wants us to be productive and run on a treadmill for the same.
Life is a marathon and not a sprint. Things take time and we should better spend time on our selfcare.
Our life is living in now, this moment. The permanence is meaningless. What do we have with us after all? We could die any moment. We can lose our wealth in no time. Our loved ones can leave us.
How we are living now defines our mental well-being and prosperity. What will a billionaire do with their wealth if they are constantly under threat of losing it?
What is the point of having a college sweetheart if constantly, instead of living with her relationship, tends to guard her. As a result, unwanted fights.
We have made all the advancements in life, but still our consciousness torments us, gives us every reason to worry and panic. How can we be so lifeless?
We are comfortable in our memories as long as it is satisfying. As a result, we forget the reality that is this present. Many go mad because they never left the past. As a result reality made them crazy. The acceptance is not not easy.
Our life is limited. We have to let go our past for living in now. We cannot mourn for life about someone or some incident in life. With time, everything heals.
Not accepting reality and making peace with past is sign of weakness.
The world is more divided than in the past. A few are making the most of it by becoming wealthy and powerful. The wounds of these divides are still lingering around. Mass killings for power or religion have become a common occurrence.
Living a life on a checklist gives a robotic living vibe. Seeing deep down, we realize it has a positive. You can offload repeat activities to it and save the brain from triggering it.
Benjamin Franklin was a master at it. He had a checklist with vice and virtues. He would follow it religiously and measure it regularly. It was his report card.
In the past few years, I had a checklist for myself. I had my various health-related activities tracked. It was a good indicator of my eating, reading and exercising.
This CNN article talks about the same.https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/01/health/13-virtues-wisdom-project/index.html
Running a startup requires a different mental framework. You have limited resources to make the best out of it. One of the most important virtues that goes a long way is the founder’s belief in the journey. Media glamourizes entrepreneurship without mentioning the grind and time it takes to become successful.
In this painful journey, we need more and more believers as a customer, team members, and stakeholders. You have to be honest, open, and vulnerable with them all. Most people like openness and transparency.
Building a business is a grind you live every second. There is no guarantee of success but the journey and connections.
The early team is a key. Every member is equally responsible for the successes and failures. We all are working together for a common goal. As a founder, your values will transfer to them all. Keep culture above all. Be transparent, open, and honest. Teach them all by doing. Lead it from the front instead of ordering.
We forget our life has enough stations where people meet. We should be nice to people in general. Most times, this does not work. We fight or argue with those we dislike. Or completely ignore them.
I have no answers. I don’t know if it’s the right approach. I feel we should not burn our blood to entertain others.
We have a life ahead of us. We should focus on friendships that keep us sane or people who are part of our journey.