9 Mar 2015, 14:55 — 8 min read
It feels odd to be making a public admission of the fact that I’m much more comfortable dealing with challenges, obstacles and ‘near impossible’ situations today than ever before. It’s easier to be admitting this is entirely because of my entrepreneurial journey of 5 years.
The entrepreneurial journey is not too dissimilar from a mountain climbing expedition. Each mountain you climb gives you a high (pun intended). But being on top of one mountain also provides you a clearer view of the next taller one looming ahead, reminding you of the long and arduous journey before you. However, every mountain scaled provides its own unique thrill, leaving you with a sense of achievement. It also brings with it much humility and appreciation of having achieved success against many odds. In some strange way, it brings you closer to yourself and you start appreciating and understanding life better. Part of this new understanding of life helps you challenge certain life lessons you had learnt, due to the new experiences entrepreneurship has taught you.
Here are 5 Life Lessons, my entrepreneurial journey has encouraged me to unlearn:
Entrepreneurship teaches you a lot, but these 5 lessons I had to unlearn. The unlearning leaves a lasting influence that can make one quite ‘unrecognisable’. They make one feel as if reborn and ready to face the world with a new and different sense of confidence. They, however, also leave one feeling like an alert and thirsty student, looking for more life lessons to learn or to challenge.
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