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Failure!

When you fail, everyone around you starts reminding you of the mistakes you have done over and over and over again.

It’s not like you don’t know that already; but people like reminding you of that because at that time you can’t reply. Or maybe you don’t want to respond. Because you already have had so much of these thoughts already played out in your own head that people’s reminder of the same only builds up more frustration and anger within you.

It makes you feel like you have made all the wrong choices there were to make. Like you did the worst you could. As if you don’t realise the mistakes. As if you are carefree.

But the truth is, you are already drowning thinking about how could you possibly fail? How could you make so many wrong choices? How? And just how?

These things make you numb. These things create sadness. These things make you feel like a loser. And people’s reiterations confirm that in your head – that you FAILED!

But have you though? Have you given up? Have you lost hope? Have you run out of plans? Have you run out of options? Have you lost the spark? Have you lost the experience? Have you lost the ability? Have you lost the zeal? Have you lost the gratitude? Have you lost your way?

If not, then you’re not done yet! Not yet!

Buckle up! Because things are going to take a turbulent turn.

‘Cause when a ‘failure’ comes for what he deserves, he snatches it!

You’re not a failure. You are just delayed MAGNIFICENCE!

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A Lesson Learnt!

Coming back to my blog after almost 1.5 to 2 years, it feels great. But I’m not feeling great at all. The reason is, I have learnt a tough lesson and I wanted to share it with you all.

“Never keep high expectations from something you don’t know much about”

Recently, I started trading in stock market (Options Index) and I got hold of a broker through one of my friends. At that point of time, I was doing quite well financially. Thinking trading would bring me some quick money, I jumped at the opportunity. Although I wasn’t expecting too much returns. With a capital of ₹14,000 I started trading.

Fast forward 3 weeks, and I have ₹1,70,000 in my DEMAT account. Life was over the moon, confidence was touching the sky. I felt like I could be a crorepati in months.

Fast forward 3 days, I had ₹20,000 in my DEMAT account.

I lost ₹1,20,000 in 3 days and had withdrawn the remaining to furnish my newly bought car.

For 2 weeks I didn’t trade. But a part of me became dependent on trading. So I came back, determined to earn more and save this time.

Fast forward to current date, I have ₹4000 in my DEMAT.

In these 3 months, I became so dependent on trading, that I was expecting to pay my bills through its income. And now I have literally nothing.

I just realised, that the thing I love doing (Teaching) and the thing I am a professional at (Counselling) have taken a back seat, just because I was expecting something huge from a niche I wasn’t even aware of 3 months back.

The message of this post is to let you remind that you all have a special talent or skill that you have been working on throughout your career. And suddenly you get distracted by something that can bring you quick money or give you instant fame or whatever fancy it is in your life. And then you fail. You fail because you start expecting too much from a field that you know nothing about.

If you ever face that situation, STOP!! Take a moment, think, give your skills priority and take the step. Learn the new field, practice and then if you feel you’re good enough, take the LEAP!!

I have made a mistake, but I believe I’ve learnt something more valuable than the money I lost.

Yes, I’ll come back to trading. But this time, with knowledge. Easy money doesn’t last. But thankfully for me, I still have ₹4000 to save 😉.

So, as I said, NEVER KEEP HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF SOMETHING YOU KNOW DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT!