A friend of mine is the CEO of a high-growth startup.
I was feeling incredibly proud of how well he is doing. I congratulated him, and
said, “How does it feel to be running such a high growth company?”
Pat came his reply, with a smile “It’s uncomfortable”
I was puzzled with his response and enquired why - “One thing I have learnt is
that we have to wake up every day and do something that is extremely hard in the
market - if we do the easy stuff, we will not create any value.
It’s an uncomfortable situation, dealing with new and difficult things. But
that’s exactly why clients come to us - because we have got so good at solving
hard problems and creating value. We thrive in the uncomfortable.”
It’s incredible, but your life is just like a startup - especially when you’re
young. Applying the same logic to personal growth yields exactly the same
results - always challenge yourself to do difficult things.
To grow personally, you must thrive in the discomfort of doing difficult things.
For more details on his very interesting journey, listen in on the 19th edition
of my podcast Founders Unfiltered (https://lnkd.in/f3kuPz2)
Posted by Aviral Bhatnagar on LinkedIn
link: linkedin.com/in/aviral-bhatnagar-ajuniorvc
I was feeling incredibly proud of how well he is doing. I congratulated him, and
said, “How does it feel to be running such a high growth company?”
Pat came his reply, with a smile “It’s uncomfortable”
I was puzzled with his response and enquired why - “One thing I have learnt is
that we have to wake up every day and do something that is extremely hard in the
market - if we do the easy stuff, we will not create any value.
It’s an uncomfortable situation, dealing with new and difficult things. But
that’s exactly why clients come to us - because we have got so good at solving
hard problems and creating value. We thrive in the uncomfortable.”
It’s incredible, but your life is just like a startup - especially when you’re
young. Applying the same logic to personal growth yields exactly the same
results - always challenge yourself to do difficult things.
To grow personally, you must thrive in the discomfort of doing difficult things.
For more details on his very interesting journey, listen in on the 19th edition
of my podcast Founders Unfiltered (https://lnkd.in/f3kuPz2)
Posted by Aviral Bhatnagar on LinkedIn
link: linkedin.com/in/aviral-bhatnagar-ajuniorvc