Scrolling on social media changed my life.
1 year ago I was living the most common graduate life. I had just completed my engineering degree and was walking to a good 5 figure day job. I would come home, eat dinner, binge-watch Netflix, and go to sleep.
Isn’t that what life should’ve been about? I thought I owed it to myself. For studying so hard, I deserve all the rest I was getting. But it was simply mediocrity in disguise.
While scrolling Instagram one day I read a quote:
You can either sacrifice your comfort or sacrifice your dream.
That quote hit harder as it was roughly 1:42 AM, with the entire street asleep. It made me think about who I actually was before I started my job.
- I was a college-level badminton player who loved to exercise.
- I was an entrepreneur who had just bootstrapped a startup at the age of 20
- I was a published author by 21
And, I forgot it all in the name of comfort when I started my 9–5. It was time to get back up and do the thing I was best at — creating.
Fast forward to today, in 8 months I have
- Accumulated an online presence of more than 20,000 people
- Made more than $4,000 in passive income while working my 9–5.
I sell Notion templates while also working as a ghostwriter for founders. It is the most I have ever worked but it is also the most I have ever grown.
If you too want to start your own venture but are scared that your 9–5 won’t allow it, you’re just restricting your growth. Let’s look into it deeper: