What no one tells you about entrepreneurship

1. If you’re building a service business, the majority of your clients will expect you to go above and beyond for them, while doing the absolute bare minimum for you.
2. Nobody pays on time. And the first time you learn that lesson, it’s not going to feel great.
3. Firing people is the worst part of the job, by far.
4. Every single employee you hire is going to want things nobody prepared you to give them, like a career trajectory.
5. Once you’ve built a six-figure business, you realize how unimpressive it actually is (and you start to cringe at solopreneurs who start running Facebook ads talking about selling courses on how to build a six-figure company).
6. Once you’ve built a seven-figure business, you also realize how unimpressive that is as well. The really impressive companies are the ones 8 figures and above, and that’s humbling to learn first-hand.
7. When people say “nothing beats the highs of entrepreneurship, and nothing is scarier than the lows,” they’re telling you the truth. Unfortunately, you won’t have any idea how to fathom what those feelings actually feel like until you’re A) wide awake at 1:00 a.m. because some massive opportunity just came together and you’re wired out of your mind, or B) you’re lowering yourself into a hot bath at 3:42 p.m. on a Friday in an attempt to relax and get yourself to stop feeling like the walls are caving in.
8. Even when you become profitable, you’re still in “startup mode.” Nothing is guaranteed. Ever.
9. The amount of time you will spend in front of your computer will make you crave time away from any and all screens as much as possible.
10. For the first year, year and a half or so, expect to sleep less, eat worse, go to the gym less, and barely touch your hobbies. Whatever semblance of work-life balance you think you’re going to be able to maintain that first year and a half of building a startup, you’re wrong. That said, you should still fight and try vehemently to get back to a place of balance as quickly as possible, because these are unsustainable habits.
11. You will start to understand why 99% of people have no interest in becoming entrepreneurs and would rather just work a job they enjoy.
12. You will learn the stark difference between a RM30,000 hire, a RM60,000 hire, and a RM90,000+ hire.
13. You will have weird, really weird dreams about your business and some problem your subconscious is wrestling with.
14. Your circle of friends will be entrepreneurs and founders themselves, since they’re the only people who truly know what it is you’re feeling and going through on a daily basis.
15. People in your life, even people you truly care about and are close to you, will have very little patience for your “problems.” They’ll see the aspects of entrepreneurship everybody talks about: freedom, being your own boss, etc. What they won’t see, and simply can’t see, are all the other challenges that come with those select freedoms.
16. A “growth over everything” mindset can be exceedingly destructive for startups. Yes, there is such a thing as growing too quickly.
17. Cash is king, and the moment your monthly payroll exceeds 2 months of runway in your bank account, you’re toeing a dangerous line—and your strategy needs to be to stack cash as quickly and efficiently as possible.
18. “If you can’t measure it, don’t do it.” My mentor gave me that one years ago, and even though I had thought I’d understood its significance, this was a lesson I really only internalized very recently. I’ll say it again: “If you can’t measure it, don’t do it.”
19. People don’t buy processes. They don’t buy ideas, or approaches, or plans. People buy results. That’s it.
20. Do not underestimate the value of a manager. A manager can make or break your growing organization. A manager can mean the difference between you, the founder, working “in” the business or working “on” the business. Managers are how you scale, and how you pass off responsibility so that you can continue focusing on bigger and bigger items. Without managers, you will end up becoming an employee within your own company.
21. Ideas are the easy part. It’s the execution of those ideas that separate decent companies from great ones.
22. Competition is a good thing. If you have a competitor, or a handful of competitors, you can save yourself a lot of learning time by watching them closely—especially if they’ve been around a lot longer than you. Chances are, they probably learned their lessons the hard way, and there’s a reason why they do what they do, the way they do it. Use that to your advantage.
23. As a company, it’s better to be magnificent at one thing than haphazard at 12 things.
24. Raising money is overrated—and until you’re experienced enough as an entrepreneur, you honestly won’t even know what to do with it once you have it.
25. When you’re neck-deep in the startup grind, you will completely lose all sense of time and space. 
26. I know I’m biased when I say this, but I wouldn’t be preaching it if I didn’t believe in it so wholeheartedly: building your personal brand as the founder is one of the single most effective things you can do for your entire company.  Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, underestimate the power of putting yourself out there as the face of your company.
27. All that said, starting a company is a lot like how I imagine it feels to start a family. And for all its ups and downs, it’s one of the most rewarding things you could possibly experience in life.

22 habits for life

Here are 22 habits that will benefit you for a lifetime.

1. Listen more than you talk
2. Drink water first thing in the morning. It refreshes your systems.
3. Always tell the truth, its easier and sets your conscious free.
4. Network Network Network.... This will develop you and you will have more people who can vouch for you or your craft.
5. Stay fit, this will help you in doing tasks, in battling aging diseases, distract you from unwanted thoughts, drugs and activities.
6. Beleive in yourself. Never lose hope in yourself.
7. Go for health checkups regulary.
8. Always wake up early, you will have a more organized day.
9. Always have a source of income, no matter how little it is.
10. Learn something new that will build you, get you to your goals.
11. Stay positive always... No one likes people who whine every time.
12. Appreciate your small progresses, this will prepare you for the big ones to come.
13. Act your age, if you are young go to more events, if you are in school socialize more, if you are married spend time with your kids and partner. Wasted time is always painful when thought about in the future.
14. Enjoy what you already have, practice gratitude. Always remember you never had the things you have now.
15. Learn to prioritize. Start working on things with the highest priority going down.
16. Develop resilience. This will help you in times of trial, tribulations and lost hope. You will bounce back with no time.
17. Learn to say no... You don't have to say yes to keep pleasing people if you feel a task is too tideous for you, a favour is way overboard and the pressure is too much just say no... Your mental health is more important than any task.
18. Read more and write more... Read more books that will develop you, financially, mentally, physically. Also write it helps in stress relieving.
19. Cook more often than you eat out. Home cooked meals are more healthier and you always have too much that might cover the whole day.
20. Save atleast 10% of your earnings.
21. Never stop learning.
22. Motivate yourself. You are your greatest supporter.

8 things to understand right now

If you're going to live, live it right!

1. The world is so much bigger than your brain. Stop living inside your head.
2. Don’t care too much what other people say. If it’s not productive to you, then they’re not saying much anyway.
3. When people hate on you, it’s because you have something they want.
4. Your mind is your strongest tool for hacking life.
5. Money is not a motivator, it is a byproduct of a passionated lifestyle.
6. A fool is one who falls without learning.
7. You won’t find any adventure sitting on your couch.
8. If everyone likes you, you're doing everything wrong.

What are your priorities NOW?

WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES FOR TODAY?

"Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to do what they want to do."
-- Kathleen Winsor

When we clearly set an intention, our conscious and subconscious minds mobilize to help us meet that intention. 

At the start of each day, thoroughly review what commitments you have made to others for the day, and decide what commitment(s) you will make for yourself.

What can you do today that will move you one step closer to your personal goals? 

Own your power to choose to meet your own needs. 

After all, we are much better able to help others when our own needs are met. 

And at the end of the day, when you've honoured your commitment to yourself, acknowledge your success.

"If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got."
-- Lee Iacocca

Never have time for what you really want in life? 

Get control of where you are going and how to get there and enjoy the time of your life

A little poem

Let's not take for granted
That friendly little deed 

Of the kindly neighbor
Who recognized our need.

Let's not take for granted
The sunshine and the rain,
The peace that enfolds us,
The day that's free from pain.

Let's not take for granted
The Loyalty and smiles
Of one who's walked beside us
These many weary miles.

Let's not take for granted
These gifts that smooth our way;
Instead let's express
Our gratitude each day.

Life comes with problems, get used to it

For the past 1 year, it seemed like life was crumbling. Reflecting back.

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. 

But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. 

Then life would begin. 

At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

Life always brings problems. 

We really can't live without them.

And so it helps to shift our perspective. 

We can stop trying to avoid the problems. 

We can stop feeling victimized by what's happening. 

Instead, we can consciously work with the challenge of the moment to learn more about ourselves and the world. 

When we make this shift in attitude, we discover ourselves to be strong and powerful.

Every lesson is a widening and deepening of consciousness. 

It is a stretching of the mind beyond its conceptual limits and a stretching of the heart beyond its emotional boundaries. 

It is a bringing of unconscious material into consciousness, a healing of past wounds, and a discovery of new faith and trust.

Restart building a new foundation for your life. 
Clear blocks and transform your life
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