I am happy

I am happy.

Did I have a breakthrough (finding that investor, completing that product, etc.)? No

After quite a hectic day which involved a few meetings, making another round of changes to the slides for my plan (I see the value in business canvas and business plans) and preparing for a private equity case competition I decided to call it a day. As I was walking back home, I felt happy.

I realized that I was genuinely happy, there was no reason for this happiness.

Earlier in the day, I had a chat with a person I consider one of my mentors / sounding boards. I was talking about my experience of highs and lows during the past 4-5 months and how I am committed to my goal. He mentioned that the peaks will be much more magnified, nothing has happened so far. I am looking forward to experience that Nirvana of the higher highs and hope I become strong enough to face the lower lows.

I am happy because I love this period of my life. I do not think I have done anything I would call tough in my life so far. This decision has been tough, and it has been a blast so far.

There have been times over the past few months where I was anxious about my decision to go down this route. I replied to quite a few job postings during my lows. Since I was not really interested in this, I decided not to apply to companies that required a cover letter. I couldn't be bothered with wasting time writing how company X was great and I was a perfect fit. The happiness I felt on my way back today is something that finally has put the nail in the coffin. That moment was worth more than the cushion a job has to offer. I reserve the right to change that stance if I get wiser when the reality of dollars and cents hits me, at which point there will be an additional post :).

I am 'pursuing my passion' and all set to enjoy this roller coaster of a ride. The clock ticks. Tick tock tick tock....

Why did I choose this path?

My last post had 6 views. For the 5 of you I do not know and who might not know me, I am a second year MBA student at IESE Business School. Prior to the MBA I worked in financial services sector, and realized my childhood dream of working at an investment bank over the summer during my first year. If you are wondering, that last bit is not true. And no, the long hours at investment banking was not the cause of this epiphany. I-Banking was a great experience but for me it will be one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Now to the topic of this post. Why want to do something of my own? Why now? What do I expect out of it? Am I made for this?

I chose this path because
1.) There is a cause I firmly believe in
2.) I am confident that there is a way to create a business while addressing the problem
3.) It will be a challenging an rewarding experience
4.) I have faith that I will eventually be successful even though it might take some time
In case you are still wondering, I love the lyrics to the Frank Sinatra song 'I did it my way'.

Not to mention FOMO :D. Everyone else seems to be doing it / talking about it, why shouldn't I have my shot at the next unicorn? ;)

Every journey has a beginning

This is the start of me penning down my thoughts as I walk down the startup route. This blog will hopefully see my idea get to fruition.

The law of inertia is quite potent. The state of rest is a far tougher nut to crack than the state of motion. This first post is meant to move me from the state of rest to the state of motion.

I will end with a quote I found online - 'That's why many fail - because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.' W. Clement Stone