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As a second-time entrepreneur, I must admit my first time was more about avoiding the “freelancer” label. It was a small digital marketing agency in a tier 2 city in India but what started as ‘just do something to make some money’ turned into a 10-client and 4-person operation.
That level of entrepreneurship/freelancing taught me how to hire people with instinct, onboard + retain clients, manage expenses for myself and my team and most importantly, how to make a difference in a geography where no one ever understood what digital marketing really is, 8 years back.
This time, when I write to you, is my second attempt at entrepreneurship where I feel much more confident, much more nuanced and prepared to take the plunge. However, I would also like to highlight that between the two entrepreneurial stints, I also had the opportunity to swim through two full-time very-serious big-ticket corporate stints, which I had thought was my departure from entrepreneurship.
But I was mistaken. One may think that they can detach from entrepreneurship, but they soon realise that once you experience it, it could never detach from you.
It worked in my favour because I was always a go getter, ready to create new stuff, ready to shatter all glass ceilings, bringing in monumental results in no time but the corporate norms, which often stifle innovation, weren’t for me. But maybe that was my sign to return back home to ‘entrepreneurship’.
And here I am today, all set to bring forth everything I have learned about entrepreneurship in my second stint as a ‘Mindset Coach for Entrepreneurs’.
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What am I working towards?
My goal is extremely clear, help entrepreneurs build a bulletproof mindset that will make them ready to cater to any challenges that come their way. I did my fair share of research and realised that no entrepreneur needs any further advices/guidance that is available in public domain on how to sharpen their business acumen because taking on entrepreneurship anyway proved to them that they can handle this part of the job.
All they need is someone to tell them what should they do when they find it hard to wake up that one morning? How should they handle those arguments that feel pointless yet happen anyway? or what should they do when they feel they are alone on the journey?
While we all may think that we are breaking through the difficult stuff, let me also tell you my dear entrepreneurs, that not everyone is blessed enough to take on this gigantic responsibility to create and serve people in a way that we can.
It may sound all idealistic, but I sincerely feel true entrepreneurship is no less than being on a spiritual journey.
Think about it — where else would you ever get an opportunity to understand yourself this closely? Where else would you find yourself making steady yet life-altering decisions, sometimes in an instant? Where would you be losing and gaining all of it at the same time?
While it teaches us the tough stuff, entrepreneurship also gives us an opportunity to live a life that we can own. Work when we wish to, shoo it away when we wish to.
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Do not let the world talk you into believing that it is hard and is for the chosen ones. If you have chosen it for you, then know you are here to make a difference.
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Hi, this is Sumegha, who is currently being overly enthusiastic about what she really believes in. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned about myself, it’s that once I set my mind to something, I don’t let anything — or anyone — distract me from making it happen.
In the coming days, I’ll be sharing practical, actionable tips you can apply at any stage of your entrepreneurial journey. And if you feel there’s something I’ve missed, drop a comment — I’d love to hear your thoughts and write about it.
Whether it’s feedback, constructive criticism, or new ideas, I welcome anything that pushes the narrative forward!
