When you're an independent creator and maker, getting caught up in the hype of landing on top position on Product Hunt is easy. You think that if you can get there, then you've accomplished something great. I believe success is an event, not a state of being. While most people would agree that Bill Gates is a successful person, he may not be considered so by some if he loses a game of table tennis to his nephew. So what's the difference between him and someone else? It's all in how we define success. For most people, success is defined by what society perceives as success but what is actually "setting up a goal and doing it." You want something, and you get it that's a success! It can be as simple as wanting to finish reading a book today, and if you do it, there's your success. So crucial to success is setting the right goal for yourself and working towards it alone. I think that success is a lot like a game of ping pong. First, you have to set up the table the goal that you want to achieve. Then, you need to start playing the game itself. Congratulations if you get good at the game and can beat your opponent every time! You're a success! Tell me what you think in the comments!
I wish someone had told me how much time it would take. I was so naive when I started my company, thinking that it would be easy to get off the ground and make a name for myself. What I didn't realize until later is that there's so much work involved in building a business and so many things that can go wrong. I'm grateful for my experience now, but if I could go back and tell myself something about starting a company, it would be: "Don't expect things to go smoothly. And if you had to pivot... PIVOT!"
