As a young professional, you often find yourself at crossroads. You come across too many tough career decisions, and it becomes challenging to arrive at a conclusion that has the most potential to bring you long-term benefits. Let’s face it. Every decision a young professional makes have a significant impact on his future. It determines how you will spend the next few years of your life. You can’t…
I had an epiphany the other day, perhaps the most significant one I’ve had in a long time. Prior to this epiphany, there was an underlying problem: I didn’t understand why I felt a quiet, but constant, dissatisfaction with life. I have (enough) money, good health, a variety of friends, a strong desire for self-improvement, and an entrepreneur’s grit. Yet, in spite of my good fortune, I felt lost…
Response to a post by a newly minted entrepreneur on facing everyday blues and uncertainty in the first 6 months. Dear Entrepreneur, The fun thing is that you never know whether you’re on the right track or not. It is living life in small moments and the bigger picture at the same time. You’re On A Trek Imagine you’re on a trek. Keep looking at the peak every…
No one said it would be easy. The whole being an entrepreneur and starting a business thing. But you knew that when you made the decision to, well, do it. You could fail! You better have a plan B. Maybe you should just finish up school first. It’s rough out there! Pay your dues, put your time in, and just work your way up. Be patient. Because good…
My Certainty About Uncertainty- & How I Kicked the Habit
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Startup Advice / June 28, 2013Let me paint you a little picture. A picture of the past ten years. I’ve relocated twice. Bought my first (and then second) home. Dated, courted, got married. Attempted to climb the corporate ladder before realising, by way of serious anxiety attacks, that I was the proverbial square peg in a round, corporate hole. Discovered my passion, re-trained and gradually made an all-important career change. I’ve had highs…