TRES 02 (Feb 17, 2024): Why so much reluctance?

This is a common experience for me and I am sure for many of you too... when I finally do something I waited so long to even initiate, I end up thinking why the f I waited for so long? Relatable?

As I write this, I too have done some soul searching for my own reluctance problem... not just for this initiative, but in so many aspects of my life. Let me list them out for you. Not all the reasons are mine, but I tried to make a generic list. 

- Lack of confidence as Todd Duncan said. And, lack of confidence comes from several reasons like fear of failure, lack of knowledge, lack of skills, lack of fallback options etc.  

- Perfectionist attitude. When we start something we forget the fact that we are beginners and start with the image of end in the mind. Having a vision is different, which makes us break it into a plan and respect the process but just dreaming about the end only makes the start scary because it is nowhere close to what we wish to accomplish. As Jerry Moran said, "Perfection has to do with the end product, but excellence has to do with the process." Unfortunately, we tend to get confused between both and end up not even getting started. 

- Not enough drive. Basically, everything in life boils down to how badly we want something and how motivated we are to get into action. Every action thereof is just a manifestation of this drive. 

- Maybe it's DNA. I guess some people are naturally reluctant, they take their own sweet time to react to things and get into action while others jump into action as soon as the thought sparks in their minds. 

- Comfort zone. Extraordinary success comes from either deep distress in which someone has nothing to lose and success is the only way out, or extreme passion that doesn't let someone sleep. Comfort zone is a killer of massive action and a catalyst for reluctance.  

- Lack of clarity on the goals. Unless we don't know where we are going, nothing and no one can help us in the journey. As Seneca says, "If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable."  

So, what's the solution? Let's be honest on what we want and why and how badly, and once these are sorted out, everything related to the how part falls in place automatically and magically. The moment the what and why parts are clear, they will not allow us to be reluctant anymore.  

Reluctant to take advice from a naturally reluctant person like me? I know. 

More than advising someone, this is me speaking to myself and even I would want to try and follow what I said above to beat my reluctance and get started with things fast. 

And, when we get started, let's remember that being good enough is good enough to get started rather being great, and aim at greatness in the long-run. Let's also remember that all great achievers are not fail proof, but the difference is that they do not stop at failure, they keep going.

Let's get started and get going!

Cheers:)

TRES 01 (Feb 15, 2024): The start of this blog and the story behind it

It's been a dream to be an entrepreneur since I completed my management degree in 2004 and it took 20 years... not to become one yet, but to just get started. I hope now you appreciate the word 'reluctant' in the title of the blog :)

Even to get started with this blog (TRES - The Reluctant Entrepreneur Series), which could have been setup in a few minutes, I took a couple of months. It's not because of procrastination, but just reluctance. The alternate word could be hesitation. But why? I too don't know. Let us all together explore on this journey. 

Through this blog I wanted to write and let the audience know as I go through my experience of being an entrepreneur. So, even I don't know what's going to come up... stay tuned :)

Going along I would like to expand this into an umbrella series under which the stories and experiences of other entrepreneurs would be covered, and also connect to relevant organizations. Basically, the vision is to evolve this into an exploratory platform for entrepreneurship.  

I will keep it simple and honest and keep up the exploratory spirit throughout. Basically, this blog will not be loaded with management jargon or mindless motivational quotes, it will be a record of the journey, experiences, successes and learnings. In the process of keeping it real and relevant, I will not even be mindful of the number words or expressions either. I will go with the flow. All I care is whether it is real or not and whether it is meaningful or not.

I will reveal the names of the people and numbers and other confidential matters at appropriate time. The goal is to share with the readers, budding entrepreneurs out there, and the stakeholders of our business/es, our valuable customers and the public in general, our journey and the the journey of our friends and the stories behind it. The hope is to make this interesting and useful for all of us.   

Cheers :)

P.S. So, what's the business all about and what will be the products? Will reveal once we are good to go... stay tuned :)