The Dream
One of my idols, Arnold Schwarzenegger once said, "Even if you have a perfect ship, you will just drift around, if you don't have a vision". Every success story starts with a dream, a faith that one day that dream will come true and a determination to do whatever is necessary.
Being raised in a middle class family, I was always encouraged to take the road most taken. That consisted of earning good grades, getting into a good college, getting a well paying job and finally raising my own family. Like an average middle class guy, I tried to follow the recipe the best way I could, but I always secretly dreamed of an awe-inspiring, luxurious life.
In my dreams, the vehicle to create that wow life kept changing from a famous actor, to a sports star, to a musician, to a software engineer at Google, and so on. Despite my desires and efforts, I have always been an average performing guy.
I have been in a good multinational company (MNC) with an ordinary salary for the past 5 years. When I started I was determined to quit the MNC as soon as possible and either pursue my dream of entrepreneurship or get a high paying job.
Over time I got distracted with the mediocrity of mundane life. At work, I always gave my best. That helped me to travel abroad twice. However, the dream of becoming an entrepreneur poked me every now and then, urging me to do something.
I kept listening to and reading various inspirational speeches and stories. They would make me create a plan, but in a few days the excitement would die out. I was struggling with being overweight, having an engaging relationship, and feeling reluctant to leave my comfort zone. I had all the excuses in the world every time I failed to follow a plan.
A few months ago, I went through a terrible breakup. It shattered me. It's not everyday you find your soulmate and then lose her. Then my company sent me to Mexico. Being in a new place, I decided to put all excuses aside and start the work of becoming an entrepreneur.
To begin with, I decided to get rid of things I had used as excuses for not pursuing my dream in the past. I made a plan to tackle the layers of fat on me. So far, I have worked out in the gym 3 to 4 days a week and maintained a protein dominated diet. It's been almost 2 months since I got here, and I have lost 5 kgs and 5 cms in waist size.
Inspired by my little victory, I have decided to tackle my next big goal. To be an entrepreneur.
The goal is not just to make money; I want to work on something that will bring social and environmental reforms.
I have few ideas, which I will be refining and finalizing on in the coming days. I will be updating this blog at least once a week and record my struggles, my approaches to them and my progress.
It's time, to take the road less taken.
Being raised in a middle class family, I was always encouraged to take the road most taken. That consisted of earning good grades, getting into a good college, getting a well paying job and finally raising my own family. Like an average middle class guy, I tried to follow the recipe the best way I could, but I always secretly dreamed of an awe-inspiring, luxurious life.
In my dreams, the vehicle to create that wow life kept changing from a famous actor, to a sports star, to a musician, to a software engineer at Google, and so on. Despite my desires and efforts, I have always been an average performing guy.
I have been in a good multinational company (MNC) with an ordinary salary for the past 5 years. When I started I was determined to quit the MNC as soon as possible and either pursue my dream of entrepreneurship or get a high paying job.
Over time I got distracted with the mediocrity of mundane life. At work, I always gave my best. That helped me to travel abroad twice. However, the dream of becoming an entrepreneur poked me every now and then, urging me to do something.
I kept listening to and reading various inspirational speeches and stories. They would make me create a plan, but in a few days the excitement would die out. I was struggling with being overweight, having an engaging relationship, and feeling reluctant to leave my comfort zone. I had all the excuses in the world every time I failed to follow a plan.
A few months ago, I went through a terrible breakup. It shattered me. It's not everyday you find your soulmate and then lose her. Then my company sent me to Mexico. Being in a new place, I decided to put all excuses aside and start the work of becoming an entrepreneur.
To begin with, I decided to get rid of things I had used as excuses for not pursuing my dream in the past. I made a plan to tackle the layers of fat on me. So far, I have worked out in the gym 3 to 4 days a week and maintained a protein dominated diet. It's been almost 2 months since I got here, and I have lost 5 kgs and 5 cms in waist size.
Inspired by my little victory, I have decided to tackle my next big goal. To be an entrepreneur.
The goal is not just to make money; I want to work on something that will bring social and environmental reforms.
I have few ideas, which I will be refining and finalizing on in the coming days. I will be updating this blog at least once a week and record my struggles, my approaches to them and my progress.
It's time, to take the road less taken.
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