January 27, 2022

 

The quest for happiness.

The last few days I have not been feeling like myself. It just feels like I am going through the motions and not actually doing anything constructive or moving towards my goals and honestly, it is because I have not made any real progress. I am caught up in the fear of not being enough and making a mistake. It is a paralyzing feeling and one I think a lot of people have.

So that is what I am working on, is taking action even when I do not feel like it is enough. I hear a lot of people say things like “just do it” or “if you want it, you will make it happen” I suspect that is true for them but for other people it is not that easy.

I am not saying they should not do it but it is going to take more time, effort and attempts than those that are naturally inclined to put themselves out there. I am one of those people and I hope that one thing people can take away from my blog is my journey to trying to become more proactive.

Here is what I am going to commit to

• Be honest with myself and hit launch when I have done the work and it is ready.
• Remind me of why I started and what I want to accomplish
• Limiting the time I have to work on something to one week. This may sound crazy but I know I can make it happen. I can commit to making things happen in a week and see the growth.

Let me know if you want to join me!

Another reason...

I started my blog is that there is not enough talk about the real side of startups and entrepreneurship or just life in general.

Even on social media people post about how something horrible happened to them but here is the silver lining or why they are glad it happened. Here is the big story, the big takeaway from it all.

Honestly, some shit just sucks.

You don’t need to have some freaking life-changing lesson from horrible crap that happens to you.

You don’t need to turn every frown upside down.

It is okay to not freaking want to take anything away from what happened.

It is okay to want to not ever experience something again.

It is okay to regret shit.

What is not okay for me is to dwell on it.

To let it eat you up and destroy you.

Because you are worth so much more.

How can I make my 10-year goals come true in 6 months?

According to my internet feed on The LinkedIn this question comes from Elon Musk and as we all know, Internet never lies.

However, it did get me thinking.

How can I make my 10-year dreams come true in 6 months?

Here is what I plan to do

• Remove my distractions.
• Have a clear plan of what I am going to do
• Update that plan regularly. Moving towards success is tricky. You need a plan but you cannot plan anything to far in advance. That is why I will focus on having insights and learnings drive my actions and plan.
• Have a clear goal of what I am trying to achieve
• Learn as much as possible as quickly as possible
• Stop seeing this as work and start seeing it as an opportunity to grow.

That is my update