My Strongest Addiction

Startups and Entrepreneurship have become an addiction for me. Looking for pain-points in daily life and thinking of how to do things better tends to keep me constantly occupied. I am hoping that the MBA I am pursuing now can help me look beyond, look at the broader picture, learn new and useful skills and give me a perspective which I am devoid of at present.

#startuplove #thinkbeyond

Health is Wealth

I am writing this post sitting in the hospital getting a full body health check up done. Once we start working, a lot us tend to ignore a lot of factors, which in the long run, will help keep us going.

For someone like me for whom my work is what drives me in life, I realise that if I have to keep working for the longest time possible, I need to keep a check on my health on a constant basis. Think of the time you are down with very high fever, at that point you can barely think about anything other than your health. Your work comes to a stand still.

Eventually everyone will have to suffer from health issues, which will disturb and hamper our work lives. Our effort should be to reduce this period by taking care of ourselves so that we can keep doing what we like doing for the longest time possible. Maybe late in life, but now is when I truly appreciate the saying - "Health is Truly Wealth".

My Allies during My Journey

During my startup journey so far, there have been a number of ups and downs. At times when the business was up and running, I barely got time to sleep. At other times like now :(, I do not know exactly what to do and keep thinking of what I need to do next. This entire time, I have realised that I have always had 3 allies by my side who have not left me and have always had a great effect on me - my wife, my laptop and my cup of coffee.

My Wife: She has been a great influence on my life. She has listened to me, understood me and guided me from time to time. She is not passionate about startups or work in general. However, knowing the passion I have, she has urged me on through thick and thin.

My Laptop: I spend more time with my laptop, more than the time I spend with wife or any other thing in my life. My laptop has been the source of most of my learning and has been a platform where I pen down all my thoughts and ideas. All it needs is battery and it keeps going on and on (fingers crossed).

My Cup of Coffee: Preferably Starbucks :). The effect coffee has on me is something I can't describe. It calms me, makes me think clearly, relaxes me and helps me focus.