I like doing instead of thinking. Don’t get me wrong. I am all about thinking. My problem is overthinking. You know sometimes you are thinking too much and feeling already tired? That’s what I’m talking about

I love what Senaca said about this “ We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”

Aren’t we all like that? We care so much what others thinking about what we are going to do. I always say to my team: “If we do some changes in our product, a maximum couple of hundreds of our clients will notice. If it is so annoying or not make sense, what will be the worst scenario? We will take it back to the old version of it. Instead of overthinking and not doing it.

As long as you are not putting your or other’s life on danger, just go for it. You and I don’t have that much time.

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I somehow don’t like running as much as I love walking.

Walking helps me to think, digest ideas, and breathe.

Running is a metaphoric feeling to me. More like a chasing, closing a deal, or aggressive behavior.

Maybe, my daily work life is full of goals, surviving, and hustling. Pretty much typical startup life. So, I think I got all adrenaline from what I do for a living. So, walking is a secret garden for me. My way of meditating…

FOMO ( Fearing of Missing out).

These days, I am chatting with my entrepreneur friends. They all do an amazing job but they all feeling FOMO. Why?

Because they are thinking “ If we started something else, they might be way bigger than what we have currently”. Or, they say “they should start something on the side to catch up on what’s current trends”.

Those are all ok. Why? because we don’t know the future. Nobody knows it. No one forecast COVID-19 for 2020 Projections. So, FOMO is okay. You are not the only one feeling that way. Focus on your long term goals and plans. FOMO is mostly happening a short time or seasonal gains.

Entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint. Just focus on what do you have and if you believe in, you will gain massive knowledge, connection, and outcome. Stick on it.

I always say “We are here not to build a product, we are here to solve our customer’s problem”.

Whatever you are building, working needs to solve someone’s problem. If it is not, why are you building anyway?

Keep asking yourself. “Am I solving real pain or an imaginary one?”

More you build a relationship with your prospect or existing client, they will more likely to be turned life long customer plus friend and advisor to you and your company.

So, be aware: You are here to serve them. Your job is to solve the problem. Not to create one.

Imagine, if you go to a restaurant, what do you expect from them? : “Good service and gesture, delicious food, and taking care of you”. Everything needs to be customer-centric. Food, design, the ambiance will come after customer focus.

So tech companies are not different than a restaurant. You are here to serve nothing less or more. Product, design, engineering and YOU are for Customers.

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Doing every day changed my life (writing last 130 days). It can easily change yours too.

It doesn’t matter what is your new goal, Just do it every day. Don’t worry outcome. You don’t expect too much from it. Just do every day.

Even some days you will feel tired or not motivated. Still do it. Pretty much, control your mind and body say “I’m not going to bed unless doing this”

Start very small habits. Such as:

• Read a one page

• Do 1 push-up

• Floss your teeth every night

• Walk 5 minutes around the neighborhood

• Write 1 sentence per day.

Don’t start any habits with huge goals. Just start little. Then, you can add on top of it. No rush! Little by little…

Yes, You and I

Also, Everyone!

Is this situation is helping you?

Or, make it worse?

Still, All up to “US”!

Why?

Because you can’t control what’s happening in the world?

So, focus on “You”

Don’t forget. Still “Life is full of blessings”.

Who has a sense of urgency? The person who knows the deadline is close.

Who is setting up those deadlines?

YOU!

There is no tomorrow for YOU.

You can’t keep delaying.

Do it and Learn!

Who knows what tomorrow brings us?

The best time is NOW!

The best person to deliver is YOU!

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We all like limited edition stuff. It creates scarcity. Hurry up! If you don’t get it, someone will take it.

We love also talking about our “Limited Edition” goods.

Hey dude, These shoes are Nike Air Jordan XYZ, it is only 100 of them. And, I got my pair. What’s upppp?

I don’t know you but I never into “Limited Edition”. All I know one limited thing in this life: TIME!

I don’t like to be around cheap people. I love giving don’t get me wrong. But, I learned the last couple of years, instead of giving everyone, give who deserves it.

Because you will end up some many cheap people around you. Those are always waiting for something from you. And, never offer anything. If you stop giving, they will start complaining or talking trash about you.

“The cheap person” in my definition who always think small wins and looking his/her cut instead of win-win. They are pretty much short term thinking people.

Biggest advice for them: Give in order to Get.

This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff. It is an incredible book. I discovered Tobias Wolff through his short stories. Then, I found his memoir. That book also filmed in 1993. (Starred by Leonarda di Caprio and Robert De Niro). It is a mind-blowing story. You will be very grateful for your family after reading this memoir. However, that life made Tobias who he is now. Definitely recommend for people who are looking great memoir/biography books. Because he is a great short story writer his memoir tastes like a fiction book.

Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan. This book helped my Meditation routine easier. Before this book, I thought I need to meditate either 10 minutes or not. One of the top highlights from the book: Easy Way is to simply bring gentle and consistent attention to your breath for two minutes. That’s it. Start by becoming aware that you are breathing, and then pay attention to the process of breathing. Every time your attention wanders away, just bring it back very gently.

An Intimate History of Humanity by Theodore Zeldin. He is my guy these days. I am trying to watch and listen to all his talks. Each chapter starts with sharing French woman or women’s stories based on their daily struggles and he explained their situation with scientific and social researches. This book is not for everyone. But, if you are ready to expand your mind with historical research and extraordinary view, go for it.

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