Light Bulb part 2

27 August 2014

So, I had a light bulb moment again today. What did the light bulb say? Okay, I’ll tell you. The light bulb said that I don’t have to know it all. In fact the little I know, the better, while I know so much. Knowing it a lot is a good thing. Knowing it all, well, that’s never a good thing! why? Simply because it means your cup is filled and you don’t have to take in anymore knowledge. Which, let’s face it, is not true. Nobody knows everything.

Okay, so back to the light bulb.Or back to what it revealed to me. Now that I know that I don’t have to know it all, I also know that I don’t have to be afraid. I can take that big plunge and not be afraid that I will sink, but rather believe that I will swim, no matter how many times or how clumsily I flip my arms. That’s what entrepreneurs do. They keep on doing, not trying. They’re optimistic and realistic. And the reality is, they are human and they will make mistakes, but they're okay with that because it is to be expected. And the unexpected is also to be expected, so they conquer the fear and take the plunge; whatever happens, happens.

When there is nothing to lose, all that’s left is plenty to gain.

Light Bulb part 1

25 August 2014

Today while I was sitting in the library, I had a light bulb moment. No, it wasn't a bright idea. More like a bright revelation.

Let me explain.

For the past few months, I had this dilemma about what I wanted to do with my life. I had this huge conundrum plaguing me. Equipped with youth and knowledge acquired from college, it was time to conquer the world. But how? What was going to be my way of making a mark in the world? I didn't know, I was stuck in a maze and a limbo all at once which...can make you feel like a failure before you've started.

I knew I wanted to start my career as a designer, but I didn't want a job. I wanted to have something completely mine as opposed to making somebody else’s vision come alive. I wanted to become one of those start-up generation kids they write about on Entrepreneur.

After a doing some freelance jobs and a journey of self discovery later, I got my first piece of the puzzle. Yes, we are at this moment where the light bulb began flicking above my head. The revelation, the first sliver of light.

The answer was I wanted to become an entrepreneur. That's what I discovered, I wanted to be an entrepreneur. Please be aware it is not as straight forward as it sounds. Even at the beginning of this post, you might think that was obvious enough. If it was obvious to you from then, well, that's great! Please be my personal psychologist! But if it wasn't obvious to you as it wasn't for me, then we should take journeys together, like a long road trip, on an old country road, discover things side by side...

Anyway, the realization for the desire to be an entrepreneur has nothing to do with being the next Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs or other Silicon Valley breed at all. It has all to do with that thing that has been inside me from the time I was established, that thing being a creator. I want to create, because that’s what an entrepreneur is, a creator. And a discoverer. After that, an innovator. Starting from the bottom and getting there.

Am I the only 20-something of our generation who’s had this quandary?