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I'm a 36-year-old CEO who sold my first startup for $1 billion. Here's what I've learned this past decade.
Anxiety Is a Constant Companion
Anxiety and Fear are not situational and occasional but can be a constant state of mind.
Learn to cope with them.
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Knowing Success
Justin Kan is a mid-30s entrepreneur who sold his previous startup, Twitch, to Amazon for $1 billion, and has raised millions in VC funding for his current project, the legal startup Atrium.
Work With The Right People
Success might boil down to whom you are working with.
Having the right people around you is more important than even having the right idea or the right kind of resources.
Goals Keep Getting Bigger
Your goals will just keep getting bigger and bigger. Don't stop, don't settle and keep achieving.
Achievement is Fickle
Achieving Goals does not give any lasting happiness, just a temporary satisfaction.
Anxiety Is a Constant Companion
Anxiety and Fear are not situational and occasional but can be a constant state of mind.
Learn to cope with them.
Meditation With Your Fear
Instead of escaping or shying away from your fears using TV or alcohol, you can sit with your fears in meditation.
Don't Try To Attract People
Instead of trying to attract people towards you, just be naturally vulnerable and curious.
Lasting Happiness
Lasting happiness comes from gratitude, connecting with other people and liberation from your self-tortured striving.
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Unhappiness vs Depression
Unhappiness and depression are on the same platform. They both are caused due to our disconnection from what makes us happy.
What we need to be Happy
Depression is caused by the lack of what we need to be happy:
- We need to belong to a group.
- We need to be valued by other people.
- We need to know that we are good at something.
- We need to know we are secure in our future.
Soul-Destroying Work
If the work you're doing isn't meaningful, people are bound to get anxious, depressed and unhappy. The most stress-inducing is the work that is monotonous and boring.
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
It is a story about materialistic success transforming into true prosperity. The personality development journey of both characters from the book is a guidebook to life.
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Positive Thoughts
- The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts. Mastering your mind means seeing setbacks as opportunities.
- Occupy your mind with uplifting thoughts, because they will give you the energy you'll need to attain the success you desire.
How To Attain Your Goal
- Visualize your goal.
- Keep yourself positively motivated.
- Make a deadline.
- Take steps daily.
- Laugh along the way.
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Mistakes at Work
- Most people unconsciously overreact about their mistakes.
- It is much better to accept mistakes, learn from them, and move on.
Admit and acknowledge your mistake
- It’s critical to be transparent, and candid own up to the mistake, and not blame others.
- Even if it was a group mistake, acknowledge your role instead of hiding.
- In cases where someone was hurt, issue an apology, but don’t apologize too much, or be defensive.
- The key is to be action-oriented and focus on the future.
Make use of your support network
A healthy support network is beneficial if it has authentic trusting relationships, has a varied range of perspectives, and follows the 'give and take rule'.
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