Day 974 - Day 464 - Jun.17.21 - Embrace the suck

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Expect failure. Expect people to hate you and what you create. Expect people to doubt you and speak bad about you. Expect people to not believe in you and call you crazy. Through it all, keep going. Life so far has been anything but a straight line for you yet it’s been nothing short of spectacular. You’ve had many people along the way think you were nuts. Didn’t matter because you proved them wrong every step of the way. You bet on yourself over and over again until your actions proved you weren't crazy. If you want to become a full time creator/writer, expect a lot more of it. People will think you’re even crazier because what doctor turned venture capitalist walks away from the best job at the best healthcare fund in his country to go become a writer and podcaster? Nobody except you. You’ve been walking your own path your whole life so what’s stopping you now? Nothing. Once you realize that you don’t owe anyone anything, life becomes a lot more freeing. You don’t have to live up to anyone’s expectation of your life except your own. Everything else is ideas put in your brain by other people and it’s difficult to break out of that. It’s not until you step outside your comfort zone and do something uncomfortable till you realize that no one has any ideas what they’re talking about. Everyone is making it up as they go. Other people’s ideas and opinions of what you can achieve are just that, opinions. Once you decide your opinion of yourself matters more than anyone else’s, life becomes a lot more fun. Embrace the suck, it’s helped you your whole life.