Insecurity

We can live a life being aware of unlimited possibilities or insecurity. The brain is our master. It can make us do wonders or make us feel miserable.

Our insecurity has more downsides than positives. Imagine the misses in life because of it. Some people realize late in their life about it. They die regretting.

None of us are perfect. We have to accept it. But this does not mean living an invisible life cursing our life. We have to add more stars for those misses.

Marie Curie, Stephen Hawking, and numerous examples are in front of our eyes. They did not let disabilities come in their way of glory and making the world better with their innovation.

fearless

One of the virtues which has helped me in the last 7-10 years has been being more fearless. I will attribute reading stoics to it. There have been instances where I have called a spade a spade and walked away from lucrative deals. While I have lost money or relationship in those instances, I have continued living peacefully.

Our life is too short. Living it according to our guiding principle helps. One of my guiding principles is to not live with regrets. Another is taking responsibility and control of our life and actions.

I don’t want to live life blaming others for my misfortune. That is where being fearless helps. It makes you go to unchartered territory and try the impossible. It gives a different kind of joy, taking control of your hands.

Position

Most successful operators in various managerial businesses and roles where they influence changing lives of many are careful about one thing. They know it is not their job position but the relationship they build with people around them.

While building Taghash, I have been on both sides. Be it connecting founders to potential VCs or VCs to potential LPs. In most cases, I do because of the relationship. These people treated me with open hands when I needed their feedback, advice.

Some of us have forgotten the law of compounding. We are short-sighted. We misbehave because of our job role or position. We don’t realize we will be nobody after being fired from the job.

Passion

We are living in an era of unlimited passion. Our society teaches us to be passionate about work, life, and whatnot. There are authors, YouTubers, and short course content creators living their life by guiding you to define your passion. In short, we are living in passion porn.

Our life is not a race where like lab rats, you run on a pedestal or cattle produced in masses for meat consumption.

The FOMO of being someone or becoming something on top of having a passion makes most of us depressed.

It is okay to be passionless with a willingness to live, adapt or make a living at own’s will.

Live a life minute by minute. Make the best of it. What is there to have a passion and kill yourself?

brag

I find it sad and disheartening to see founders of modern-day startups bragging about themselves and their brands non-stop on social media.

Your teams and customers pain-build companies, nothing else. That is where founders should spend time on. This unnecessary glory or stardom is short-lived. We are seeing the fall of companies in this current era of downturns. The failed business fundamentals wrapped with wrong team incentives are causing havoc.

Let customers and stakeholders brag about you.

itch

Most innovation happens out of the itch. Be it Archimedes or Newton. It all happened out of their curiosity. There was no Twitt3er or
VCs pay them the incentive or price for it. They were curious and went on to change the world.

Our modern-day world has changed our outlook toward everything. We are more dependent on external validation and wealth. The curiosity and itch have gotten diverted with a defined purpose. That is not how the mind works.

We have to let our minds wander and bring the impossible. It should be free from conditioning and influence.

misfit

One of the many pleasures a misfit gets is dying peacefully without blaming others. They have nothing to complain about.
As a misfit, they go miles to cure their itch.

We are living in a world where society dictates our life decisions.
Our society guides us into talking, eating, relationships, marriage, and work. It is like a big brother watching every aspect of our life.

Creating something extraordinary requires doing things differently. In most instances: writing your rule book.
It is not easy for weak hearts. Others will make fun of you. In some instances, they will beat you.

Your action, self-belief, and eccentricity define you and your guiding principles. If you want to make a dent in this universe, do something everyday.

perfect

We are not perfect. We all have flaws within. The sooner we accept it, the better becomes our path to improvement.

Some egoist people don’t accept criticism or try to learn from their mistakes. They want complete respect and surrender. You don’t have to be like them.

Our life has limited moments in it. You don’t have to live hurting others with your actions. It is okay to say sorry, accept flaws, and improve. It is not a sign of weakness but learning.

PS: I am far from being perfect. But I am on the journey of learning and improving myself.

feedback

If you want to see your loved one doing better, be honest with your feedback. Nobody likes to mention others’ flaws for multiple reasons. The fear of making them angry or losing them could be the reason.

We are slaves to our thoughts and actions. We are not perfect. At the same time, we feel like kings or queens in our world. Someone needs to add a needle and bust that myth.

I have been lucky that way. I had people around me reminding me of my flaws more than the good virtues. It was without alcohol so that I could respond or observe myself.