you can't go back to who you were
don't worry you'll evolve even though you don't want to
the scariest thing i had when i left san francisco was
i’ll no longer have a community i can talk in person
i’ll lose the habit i got during sf1: showing up every day and grind
but the truth is…i became a different person. because i went through a very intense experience.
where am i right now?
i’m in Japan. i was afraid that i couldn’t grind like i did in sf once i’m back in japan since everything is comfortable to me, i know how things work here and the food is very good.
but there are a few things I would do differently before and after sf1:
i know how it feels to grind
i have friends i can share the struggle i have with
obviously, i get super lazy sometimes when i’m in japan.
and then i alway try to remember how i spent my time in sf.
what time did i wake up?
what did i do when i get free time?
what did i do when i get tired?
etc.
and i do the same as i did in sf.
also, i have friends i can share what i’m going through with now.
it’s crucial to have friends to keep running the marathon because it’s too hard to run through it alone for years.
you may not need a co-founder(s), but you need friends who can share the difficulties you are facing.
and it’s not easy to find those ppl. you must be thankful for that if you already have.
i really don’t want to lose the feeling i had in sf, so i decided to share my weekly update every friday as we did in sf1.
this makes me accountable and could be a good branding strategy.
sharing your update and telling your story is the best thing you can do as a solo-founder imo.
it was such fortune to be able to participate in sf1, and i’ll never let it go from my brain.
byw, this is the song i was listening to almost every day in sf. maybe i’m a dubstep headbanger after all lol.