Entreprenurship and Discipline
Indian middle class ethos are pretty clear. There are constant exhortations: Beta Doctor Bano ( Son become a doctor); Beta engineer Bano (son become an engineer). No parent ever says "Beta entrepreneur Bano". There is further advice to settle down, find a good job, time to get married, become responsible. Not to forget the advice to have discipline, meaning do what is expected of you. A job with a MNC and a marriage with a family picked girl are seen as smart things to do.
The problem is that these are things that steer you away from listening to your heart and do your own thing; like becoming an entrepreneur. Becoming an entrepreneur goes against every thing that is expected of you.
Further, it is a very lonely and hard journey if you chose to go down that path. You should not expect and will not get any sympathy anybody. People will laugh at you for being foolish. So why do people become entrepreneurs any way? Because they have to prove something, to themselves. You have to sustain that fire from inside. Nobody from outside should encourage you to put yourself through the hardship. Desire to make money is not enough to sustain it, as it will be a while before you get back to make a market salary.
It is for sure not for everybody.
Great insights! ?? Remember, as Aristotle said, excellence is a habit. Strive daily, dream big, and innovate continuously. ???? #entrepreneurship
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2 年Sir, in India entrepreneurship is seen as being a cheater, manipulate and maybe get on the wrong side of law. Clean way to do business, like clean energy, was not sustainable until very recently it seems. It is even normal for many to refuse house on rent to 'entrepreneurs' - and this even in the cities like Vadodara - the heartland of the "vyapari"
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2 年That last paragraph is very important, that lonely long road needs to be taken, no assurance on support or the ride or even reaching the destination but when you want it bad enough, you just have to go !
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2 年Kanwal Rekhi sir .. their is nothing bad in this nothing evil as such. Parents pass on to their children as per their knowledge and experiences. Lets respect people from all walk of life .. until unless their intentions are evil.