Wait a minute…. Why did I even start a startup?

Cutting the chase, I had thought about a startup 3yrs ago. I graduated from high school and had some time before I joined a college. I kept thinking about doing a startup. Literally thinking, no actions just thinking.

I thought that, once I get a job, I will save up some money and then I will start my venture. Looking back I wish I had started something 3yrs ago. I would have at least failed at something and learned from it. But, what was never done never happened. Why complain? Anyhow, I started a startup with my friend and it’s a reality check. Something that’s different, when we talk about it and when we actually do. Let’s keep the reality check part on the later article, Today let me share with you why I was compelled to do a startup this year.

Giving you a little background, I was labeled as an “introvert” or “shy” by society. Part of it is true, I was afraid of being judged when I was young. In term of looks, money, status, and other craps. I was insecure. But for some reason I never stepped back, expressing myself. My reality was, I was neither an introvert nor an extrovert. I was comfortable the way I expressed myself. Although it was a very narrow comfort zone, it was still comfortable. There nothing to judge in a person’s comfort level. One of the things people ask me is, “You go to the stage dance and speak in front of a large audience. You are so awesome.”. A part of me takes the compliment to feed in the ego, but the reality is all I did was step up. Anybody could do it. We are all so similar in so many ways. My simple logic is, If anyone in this world with their arms and legs can do it, why can’t I?

1: Personality Development

I know, I know, keep your judgments with you, “PD!!!, another crappy advice to be the best version of yourself.”. Please bear with me. Personality is made up and that’s why you can make one up. I have come to observe my life as a reserved, shy, and dependent person, into someone open for possibility, open to express and taking a stand. I am not judging you on your personality type, but if you are not happy with yourself, instead of changing the world, you can change yourself. It took me a bit of trial and error and a lot of awkward moments but eventually, it paid off. I still enjoy my quiet space into the woods, getting lost, but I believe it is equally important to express yourself and share your voice. Introspection and expression are helpful tools, use them when you feel like. Don’t be defined by a label, the society categorizes you in, challenge it, change it. I like extending my comfort, and startup for me was out of my comfort zone.

2: An actual experiment

From how I have understood life, we are always in this constant phase of learning. Especially, when we are doing something new, we are learning and even in doing something old, we are learning. It keeps coming to my attention, to try, just try. If I want to do something, I do realize it might not work, But I must try. Why not give it a chance? Look at the bright side, It might work. Although a startup is most likely a one person game, it can always be a tag team. I am especially interested in the advertisement, website, and data. I am still stretching my Verizon, who knows I might have something in my mind? So to test what is the possibility? I started a startup.

3: An intuition

To be honest, Looking back before I came to America, I had a hunch. I had an intuition that I might do something. I might be wrong, but the thought has haunted me for years and I never go away. A single thought keeps popping inside me, “I am gonna do something, I am gonna do something. I don’t know what But I am gonna do something.”. It sounds Ludacris, but during my VISA interview, I shared an audacious dream to my interviewer. She said, “It’s very ambitious and Good Luck.”. I just remember a quote, “If you cannot laugh at your dream, It’s not big enough.”-someone inspiring. Well it is a big one, I will share with you once it’s done. But I have a hunch, I am gonna do something.

4: Market and Reality

Until Recently, I was a merry go luck kind of person. I traveled trips, took breaks, enjoyed the movies, party, and all that “Fun” stuff. But I came to a realization that the reality is not what I thought it was. I think a serious consideration to death brought clarity in my vision and the possibility of life I was aspiring to live in. I came to an understanding that we are all consuming contents in social media, no judgment but most of them are not real. They are real in the reel life. And the life we are living is totally different from it. I don’t want to explain more about it cause an individual needs to be ready in order to digest some reality checkpoints. So reality made me start a startup.

5: Money

No Comments. Brutally Honest, I want to have enough so I can help enough. I couldn’t help with a dime if I am hungry. Stay strong to carry others. I think it is crucial for millennials to think about the sources of income as early as possible. The Internet has literally cleared every excuse that one can think of to not make money through the internet.

Thank you so much for staying with me till the end. I hope my perception can help you have a better perception. Let’s learn from each other and make a change in our lives so we can make a change in other’s life. We all have a limited time in our hand better start doing what you always wanted to. I am not an entrepreneur, I am an executive. There is a difference. Love you lots.