Doing things uncomfortably is everything.

A stupidly irrational belief I’ve had for years is that anyone at level 0 in life can make the journey to become an aspirational ‘other’ version, who is at level 1.

I started at level 0 of this game when I was 22. 

No idea how hard startups would be, and frankly- I was so naive. Jensen Huang is right when he says I hope pain and suffering happen to you (in order to be successful)

For me- looking back, it's not so much I hope. Rather, I know it's going to happen. 

You can't choose the path of adventure and not get brutally knocked down multiple times. 

The cost of getting from 0 to 1 is getting comfortable being punched in the face, and carrying on regardless.

I’m in the phase of my life where I see a path to level 1, and I’ve been punched enough to not care if I have to crawl there with a bloodied face.

It's part brute force (keep walking), part self-reflection (how can I traverse this terrain better), part patience (this will take 2-3x longer than I expected).

Doing things uncomfortably is everything.

PS: I’ve been 0 to 1 in startup sales and I write a lot about that on Twitter and LinkedIn. If it interests, please take a look at my ebook here, and if you can’t, for some reason afford to buy- just email me and I’ll send you a free copy.