I failed pretty hard at my first startup – it sucked! – and am doing pretty well on my second. The thing I wish someone told me during the first one is that no one else thinks about your failures as much as you do, and that as long as don’t psych yourself out you can try again.
Underpinning my philosophy of life is the truth that you come into this life with nothing and leave with nothing. It is the period in between that belongs to you. Learning begins at birth and ends with death. And in the interim, the journey is what you make of it. Some may contend it is destiny that determines your path and that you merely flow with it. I disagree with that premise. I believe you steer your own course.
Drive your future. That opportunity knocks on every door. It is for you to heed that knock. What determines success? Luck at being there at the right time? Partially, maybe, but beyond that, it is the ability to visualize, create opportunity and overcome the hard yards that follow.
– Harsh Mariwala, Harsh Realities – The Making Of Marico
Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.