If you are not a Slave to someone or something then you are living in Freedom.
Freedom is the ability to live and work on your own terms. The Courage to stand up for your Ideas and Views.
Look around and you will find Slaves. It’s hard to break the conditioning that our Society has sold us. That Money is everything. Which means everything else takes a back seat.
People live in fear. What if I loose my Job, what if I am unable to repay Loans for the lavish Bungalow I brought recently? What if my Company doesn’t make Profits ?
What if my work is not Appreciated ?
The word Startup is also over hyped and lot of folks are running behind it. Most of them are running just for the same reason we have been running behind Engineering and MBA degrees. The idea being sold is the freedom to work for your self, but is Startup the only way ?
If you are someone who is solving a Problem then it calls for an initiative and funding. But not many are solving real problems. Be it Traffic, Pollution, Farming.
So most of the Startups are venturing in the same field. Be it E-commerce or Food delivery.
Not to say its wrong. It’s helping our Economy and creating Jobs. But Startups are not the only way I think. You can contribute in your own way also.
Speeding in the Wrong direction will take you nowhere.
Being skilled in something allows you to do meaningful work, maybe earn less but enjoy the stuff you do.
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