Don’t look up, god is not coming to save you

This is what MS Dhoni said at the start of the second inning of the Championship Trophy final between India and England in 2013. India could only set a target of 130 runs in a reduced 20 overs. That was an extremely chase-able total in T-20 settings. There was a chance of rain, and like us fans, players might have had some hope in the match being washed out. But that’s like betting on things you don’t control.

In the team huddle, which he mentioned in the post-match session, Dhoni said, “The first and foremost thing was don’t look up, God is not coming to save you. You have to fight it out. We are the №1 ranked team, let’s play like that. If we lose, they will have to score the runs; we won’t make it easy for them.”

I think that’s what taking responsibility and standing up in life is all about.

• If your startup doesn’t have a good marketing video, don’t wait for someone else to solve your problem. Just hire someone or make your own.
• If you’re not happy with your current job, don’t wait for the firm to change or a recruiter to reach out; take action.
• If privacy isn’t approving your product launch, instead of just waiting, book time with the team, escalate, or do 10 other things rather than just wait.

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Why I recounted this?

As I have started on the startup journey, I’ve wished countless times that what if I had a 10X Applied LLM Engineer, a technical angel, a VC knocking, or the anyone who makes this journey a bit easier. But it has never been the case, and in end I have to fold my sleeve and dive in. I choose this path, and I alone have to face.

There will be help, and I keep asking and relying on network, family, and friend, but I have to make it happen. I have ask. I have to convince them to help. It’s that agency that this story remind me of. That no matter the situation I should be willing to face on, trusting myself, and no point of waiting for miracle to happen.