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Career Anxiety Is Killing Your Inner Entrepreneur


Most people don’t become entrepreneurs because they’re too busy worrying about their careers. They chase job titles like they’re collecting PokΓ©mon—intern, executive, manager, VP. The path is straight, predictable, and paved with performance reviews. But somewhere along that path, they forget they could’ve built something of their own. Something messy. Something magical.

I once told a friend, “Career thoughts are the biggest obstacle to becoming an entrepreneur.” He laughed and said, “You don’t even have a career.” I smiled. “Exactly. That’s why I’m brave enough to try.”



Entrepreneurship isn’t born from stability—it’s born from chaos, curiosity, and a little bit of madness. When you’re not tied to a corporate ladder, you start noticing things. Like how a roadside tea stall could be a start-up. Or how your weird idea about renting umbrellas during monsoon season might actually work.

People with careers dream in spreadsheets. Entrepreneurs dream in possibility.

I didn’t quit my career. My career quit me. And in that silence, I found the courage to build something of my own. No money, no plan, just a head full of ideas and a heart that refuses to settle.

So if you’re feeling stuck, maybe it’s not because you lack ambition. Maybe it’s because you’re too focused on climbing someone else’s ladder when you could be building your own. 

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