My first newsletter

Have you ever been scared?

Stupid question! Of course you have!

But have you ever been scared of something you’ve been anticipating for such a long time? Maybe that semester-end result that decides what college you enter into next? Or that first date with a person you’ve been talking to for so long?

Whatever the situation, being scared is a given.

And you know what I’m scared of?

Birthdays!

Yup. And mine is creeping up FAST…

Next week I finish my first out of three quarters of my life.

How do I know that?

A poet named A. E. Housman, in his poem ‘Loveliest of Trees‘ says that every year he witnesses the cherry tree blossom. While witnessing his twentieth blossom, he realizes that he’s only left with fifty.

Even though that’s a grim analogy (definitely not the one I wanted to start my first newsletter with), I don’t want you to think of me as this guy that’s about to vent to an audience that doesn’t even exist yet.

In fact, I’m happier than ever. I own a mansion, a pet cat, and a million dollar plus alimony.

Hint: I lied about two of the three items mentioned above!

But I’ll tell you what’s real - this fear of turning 25.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m pretty happy about how I’ve treaded so far. I am pretty active in the marketing community, I work with multiple people and brands, and love what I do.

This fear, however, is new. It’s one of those kinds of fears that has been lingering for a while. IT’S NEW. Suddenly, I’m realizing that my peers are growing rapidly in their industries, doing never-done-before things, and practically ‘making it‘.

And while I’m happy for them, I always sleep and wake up with the same thought - Am I doing enough?

I don’t know. Maybe I’m not. And even if I’m, I still want to do something a little extra, something that I’ve been wanting to do since the first time I picked up a laptop, stole my neighbor’s wifi password (I mean it was password123, what do you expect), and realized I like to write. And folks, that’s what I’m doing now while about to turn 25 - I am starting my own newsletter.

I know, I know. Hold your applause.

Let me give you three straightforward reasons as to why I actually decided to start a newsletter:

1. I am a marketer. I have this strong urge of making you like this domain even if you don’t know squat about it.

2. I love newsletters. I have written 100s of these babies for my clients.

3. I want to have a little something of my own. Even though I tried my hands at YouTube, I really suck at editing. Hence, newsletters make sense.

Anyway, coming back to this fear of not doing enough, I decided to face this. And how did I do that? Well I decided to forget everything, get out of my home last Saturday, and visit Mysore. What a fun little place with elephants that bathe themselves in dust and mud.

In conclusion, let me quote the entrepreneur in me and say - don’t participate in the rat race. That’s it. That’s the quote!

Anyway, if you want to hear from me again, which you should, I will be in your inboxes next week too. I have plenty of stories to talk about and I’m sure you’re gonna love them.

Also, no junk with these newsletters. Just pure stories that you’re gonna love.

Would love if you also share my subscribing link with others.

See ya 🙂