Re: [Mind] should i be my own boss?
"I might just be afraid of failure"
That's the issue I find in a lot of Asians. Because of this fear, a lot of
Asians aren't willing to try new things. Innovation doesn't happen because
people want to "play safe." Guys are scared to be turned down by girls and
therefore stay at home and play video games. Asian's shyness becomes a
laughing stock for Westerners.
*You fail at 100% of the things you don't try*, so the more afraid you are
about failure, the more you fail. Using myself as an example, I was an under-
classman of Mark Zuckerberg and studied CS at Harvard. When I was in my senior
year in college, I tried to figure out what to do with my life. I interned
at HTC in Taoyuan once and I knew I don't want to be an Engineer and
code everyday, so although all my friends applied and got accepted at
Facebook, Microsoft, and Google, I decided to pursue my passion -- education.
While in school, I took a risk and started my own business in education. I now
work fewer hours than my engineering friends, making more money than all of
them, and I CAN'T IMAGINE MYSELF BEING HAPPIER.
You are blessed to have a team behind you. You're ahead of a lot of people
alread and I'm pretty sure this head start you have will give you a high
chance to succeed. Imagine all the cool things that comes with a successful
start-up: in the beginning, you *may* not make more than you are right now
with your current job, but there's potential in growth. You don't need to
listen to your boss anymore and you can be your own boss. More importantly,
I'm pretty sure it gives you a sense of pride when you tell your kids one day
"Your dad started this successful business!" In the worst case scenario,
even if you do fail, you know that you've at least tried, but more importantly
you now have the experience of starting your own business, so if you decide
to start a business again in the future, you can do better.
Sorry for the long post, but my advice to you is definitely pursue your dream
and give it a try. If you do go for it, let me know how well it goes. I'm also
happy to share more personal experience as someone who has been in your shoes
in the past! :)
-Alex
※ 引述《aiwiz (wizzz)》之銘言：
: im feeling sick and tired of my current job...
: thinking that i need somethin new to freshen up on my daily
: i want to be my own boss!! i've actually got a team behind me,
: but still think too much and i might be just afraid of failure..
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