Most of my major life changing decisions were taken after a trek in the mountains. The last few times that I have been there in the mountain I have been stuck with how similar trekking is with a startup journey.
For a trekker or a lover of the hills, the border roads organization signages are familiar signs, if I don’t see them I feel something is just not right with this world. Here is my take on the signs and hopefully less on the corniness sauce.
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The road will always be unknown – with the best of the maps and the most experienced of guides each trek has its share of unknowns a path you did not know existed a brook that has gurgling water – there is a magic in discovering the unknown, accepting and embracing it.
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Its a trek there will be bends there will be curves – negotiating them with whatever resources you have is what makes a journey fun.
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A common refrain from guides on any trek is -take a step at a time and look around you, don’t look up. As entrepreneurs driven by a goal of reaching a milestone we tend to forget that we are in it for the journey and as the milestone keeps changing if we don’t stop take it a step at the time and remind ourselves why we are doing this crazy thing we are doing it’s all pointless.
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Trekking in a group is always so much more fun and easy when you start to give up or when there is a tough climb up someone will extend a hand. Find your group in the entrepreneurial world, there are communities and you will find people to lend you that hand.
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And the last stretch before you reach your destination is always the toughest, but it’s absolutely worth it so try and make it there
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On one of stretches a friend and me were the last ones to reach the camp and I remember thinking it’s more important to make it rather than be the first. Running your business is not a race , it’s not about getting their first. Always remember why you ventured on your own.
And here’s the last things that I would like to leave you with, the one thing that I repeat on the trek is a quote that I read someplace a “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”
@tanulmishra