Here is a light hearted look at what a journey as an entrepreneur brings to you !
1. Sleeplessness
“Dreams are not what you have when you sleep, dreams are those that don’t let you sleep.” – Dr. Abdul Kalam
You would lay awake the night before meeting your first customer, day before product launch or because of one of the many excitements this journey brings. It is like when you are in love or you have spoken to your crush. And if you start getting a good nights sleep continuously – you should be worried – it is a lull before a storm!
2. Fatigue
You work really hard day in and day out, days at a stretch. And you would hit the wall. You cannot browse, go out, read a book or listen to music. Your brain will just refuse to co-operate. Solution is to just veg out – switch on the idiot box, make yourself comfortable and watch something that will not tax your brain. It will last an evening or a day max – see it through and you will be energised for another long run.
3. Ideas
Suddenly you notice that ideas flood your brain. Wherever you look around you get an idea. You read a news article, a blog post – and it gives you an idea or it opens a new path or teaches something new – so you can incorporate in your product, or the way you sell. It is great to get such ideas, but it is even more important to grab them and make them yours. Always keep a small notebook with you – and keep noting them down.
4. Respect
You will start appreciating other businesses who started from scratch – Apple, Microsoft, Tata, Infosys… list is endless. You will start respecting their founders even more. You respect your teams and your own strength and shortcomings. When you meet another hard-working entrepreneur you identify with him.
5. Belief in Kismat / Luck
People might say entrepreneurs create their own luck. There is nothing called chance – it is all because of the dedication and hard work. However, each entrepreneur knows inwardly that there is something called luck. It visits them at the right time – whenever a bad news / failed deal happens – they know that luck is sure to visit them soon. And it does without fail to lift the spirits and keep them going.
The above is a list from my personal experience in running my startup – ApartmentAdda. What do you think are entrepreneurship’s side effects?
