Monk Moments
The Monk Moment - Many great Entrepreneurs have had a moment when they have lost everything. Monks create this situation intentionally through " Vairagya" when they give upall money and possessions. Many entrepreneurs end up in the same situation unintentionally.
Monks call the state that comes after giving up everything " Moksha" which means liberation from the illusion. We're not alive until we know what we'd die for.
I'm not saying great entrepreneurs are monks, but they do have 'monk moments' when they loose everything.
Many of the greatest entrepreneurs unintentionally find themselves in this state by betting everything on their dream. Maybe you're in this place right now. It is a place of pure power. When you have nothing to lose, you have infinite potential.
That is provided you don't focus on what you've lost, but on everything you have to gain. That's when everything turns around. As Walt Disney said "I don't make movies to make money. I make money to make movies."
That's the paradox of entrepreneurs having a ' near-death' experience where they loose it all. Steve Jobs wrote: "Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make big choices in life."
Almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear embarrassment of failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have everything to loose. You are already naked. There's no reason not to follow your heart.
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet, death is the the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it, and that's how it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.
What mission is so important to you, that you'd be ready to clear out the old and make way for your new?
Resilience: Stories of Struggles, setbacks, falling down and bouncing back
" Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." - George S. Patton
All the Best!
Kittiphong
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Hi Kittiphong
Love your post and the reminder about Steve Jobs, . This Steve Jobs quote is one of my favorites.
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"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
................Steve Jobs"
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Good luck with WA. Fantastic place with great people. Just follow the training, don't give up and always ask questions, if your stuck.
Kind regards
Jeff
Thanks a lot Jeff for your kind comment. That means a lot to me, also it's my first post here at WA.
Also thanks for your advice, and sure I will go trough all the trainings here to get better. Just like your Steve Jobs advice too!
Wish you a nice evening and all the best in your WA career!
Regards!
Kittiphong
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Working on some inventions of mine is my greatest priority
For sure Fleeky! I agree with you!
How's your day going so far?
All good?
Thanks and all the best my friend!
Kittiphong
We still have dry weather
Whereas other parts of the globe are flooded
So giving water to birds and other little animals..
Amazing! That's awesome man!