I completed 4 years in the UAE on the 10th of June 2016. I landed at the golden land of the sand on the 10th of June 2012 and its been a crazy, fun and amazing ride over the last 4 years. I have made tonnes of new friends, learnt so many new things, been exposed to incredible amount of opportunity and traveled extensively.
Lots have happened, lots has changed over the last 4 years. The most recent development being having left my high paying, full time, well positioned, government job in Feb 2016 to fuel the entrepreneurial fire in my belly and to start my Yoga travel company -YogaTrippie. The journey of a SoloPreneur (I like to call myself that since I don't have a full time team yet) is not an easy one. Its filled with doubt, resistance, obstacles and fear. I panicked in march and went back into the job market, picked up another job on April 1st, realized by the end of April that I was back to being an "employee" and resigned again on the 1st of May. Its July now and no panic attacks so far! Phew!
In case you haven't guessed yet, I am happy to announce that - after four years in the UAE, I have finally let the land of opportunity inspire me enough to boldly take a step forward and start my own company. I am bootstrapping the entire venture and there are a few friends helping me along the way.
When I announced it on Facebook a while ago, I got a really positive and uplifting response from my friends, family and followers. This energy is what is carrying me forward and giving me the fuel to forge ahead full steam.
Of course this journey is going to be filled with ups and downs but I approach all my hurdles with tremendous passion. What is the point of a life that's not lived with passion right? I am embarking on this adventure and it is consuming me. Its becoming my reason for existence. A wise man once said - Do things that feed your soul and your life will be happy and that's exactly what I am doing, so wish me luck!
In the new avatar of this blog, I plan to also catalog my journey as a SoloPreneur and the founder of a travel startup. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I am enjoying setting up this company.
Lots have happened, lots has changed over the last 4 years. The most recent development being having left my high paying, full time, well positioned, government job in Feb 2016 to fuel the entrepreneurial fire in my belly and to start my Yoga travel company -YogaTrippie. The journey of a SoloPreneur (I like to call myself that since I don't have a full time team yet) is not an easy one. Its filled with doubt, resistance, obstacles and fear. I panicked in march and went back into the job market, picked up another job on April 1st, realized by the end of April that I was back to being an "employee" and resigned again on the 1st of May. Its July now and no panic attacks so far! Phew!
In case you haven't guessed yet, I am happy to announce that - after four years in the UAE, I have finally let the land of opportunity inspire me enough to boldly take a step forward and start my own company. I am bootstrapping the entire venture and there are a few friends helping me along the way.
When I announced it on Facebook a while ago, I got a really positive and uplifting response from my friends, family and followers. This energy is what is carrying me forward and giving me the fuel to forge ahead full steam.
Of course this journey is going to be filled with ups and downs but I approach all my hurdles with tremendous passion. What is the point of a life that's not lived with passion right? I am embarking on this adventure and it is consuming me. Its becoming my reason for existence. A wise man once said - Do things that feed your soul and your life will be happy and that's exactly what I am doing, so wish me luck!
In the new avatar of this blog, I plan to also catalog my journey as a SoloPreneur and the founder of a travel startup. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I am enjoying setting up this company.
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