Didnโt get into the college I wanted in the US grad school, had to compromise colleges despite good grades, GRE etc
Didnโt get into any of the top 10 jobs I wanted to take after college, had to compromise because of financial pressure with a very low paying job, stuck to it for the grind and learning for quite some years
Took the plunge, Started up my own venture with a lot of hope and ambition, put in 30 months of hard work, was lucky to get an amazing team, amazing seed investor, bad timing, couldnโt raise another round of funding to survive, post covid was not a great time for the market I was building, stuck to it for 6 months more but to eventually call it a day. Shut shop, burnt almost all savings. Back to square 1 where I was when I finished college.
Last 7 odd years have just been trying, praying, things initially aligning but eventually falling flat. But learnt a ton. Donโt think I had a linear track of building right skills to show on resume, but learnt a ton about life, people management, patience, finance, and few more life skills that I hope will pay off sometime later.
Still feel life has so much opportunities around me and Iโm somehow not finding the right door. Anyways, something MS Dhoni said has always stuck to me, Trust in process and results will come eventually.