Build, Don't Talk: Things You Wish You Were Taught in School

by Raj Shamani

Growth is uncomfortable, but being uncomfortable is the only way you grow.

Until we admit that we suck at things, we won’t be able to work on the part that sucks, and our ego won’t let us grow.

You won’t be able to achieve your goals if you only focus on them; instead, focus on your daily habits—that will dictate whether or not you will achieve your goals.

Strive towards your goals, they say. Strive towards your journey, I say.

It doesn’t matter how you reach your destination, what matters is that you’ve arrived, they say. Your journey makes you the person you are, your destination is just the last stop, I say.

Now, before writing someone an email, I ask myself three questions. First, what is my intent and why am I reaching out to this particular person? Second, why should this person care and give me even a minute

from his or her schedule? And third, authenticity—how authentic is my message? Because, obviously, I don’t want to promise something that I won’t be able to deliver.

There is no one talented enough who can’t be beaten by consistency.

When there is competition, you either scale so much they can’t touch you or you improvise and pivot to different things.