Is this all you got?

I grew up in a regular household.

A working father, a stay-at-home mother, a sibling, and a regular upbringing that includes begging your parents for months to buy you a computer.

Then you go to school. 

And then to college.

Then you hope that your attendance is good enough for them to allow you to appear in interviews.

Then you land an interview with an HR who asks you to sell them a pen.

Next, you get hired with 2.5 LPA.

You get hired in a ‘good’ company.

Then you work.

Then you get promotions.

Possibly even become the VP of the company.

A 1.5% bonus.

One month a year vacation.

From time to time, there are events in the office where you eat cake and sip Pepsi.

You also make Instagram content now and act as clowns on your company page, because hey, views and social media marketing, right?

You hate it internally but that paycheck can’t stop.

Yes the company sucks, the boss is a stingy loser, and your peers are okayish. Probably not somebody who you’d be friends with in real life, but it’s okay.

IT’S BEARABLE.

Every year, a few eventful things happen. 

That’s the best it gets.

But you can’t quit too, because the family depends on you.

And that’s it.

There are a few eventful days like your birthday or your marriage when you feel special for once.

Other than that, there’s no incentive for you to try or go out of your comfort zone.

After all, what’s the point? 

…

When I started doing what I do, I had no hope for it to work out.

In fact, I am still prepared for things to not go my way someday.

But that’s okay.

Do you know why?

Because I’d never have the guilt of not trying.

Out of every single thing we’re meant to do on this planet, I don’t think working monotonously for a job for 75% of your life is one of them.

Before you say “I’m skilled at X and my company values me”, go and quit tomorrow and see how quickly they will find a replacement. 

Even you know that you have the potential to do more.

But you don’t want to think about it.

Because it’s either too risky or too difficult for you. 

OR MAYBE, YOU JUST DON’T TRUST YOURSELF ENOUGH.

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I usually recommend people to start a business.

Not because of money.

But because a business puts your mind and heart on a quest.

It’s a quest of trials, turbulence, happiness, sadness, misery, sacrifices, and growing up - something you never learn from working on your laptop pointlessly for others.

A smart person recently told me that most businesses don’t fail because of a lack of skills or talent. Most of them fail because of the lack of willpower of the business owner.

Start one and watch it fail.

Start another and watch it fail less.

Keep trying till you don’t have the strength to try anymore.

What’s the worst that could happen?

Best case scenario, you make it.

Worst case scenario, you go back to doing what you’re already doing!