Negative Energy
So I’m in the middle of a conversation with a friend of mine right now and he’s yelling at me (Steve, I love you) because I always downplay my past and always talk about the negative points of my past ventures instead of focusing on the positives.
Why do I do this? I’m not sure. I think it’s partially because I don’t like coming off arrogant and I actually am very self conscious when people look up to me in anyway. As I write this, Steve is giving me a huge compliment & criticism rolled into one “No one ever had the balls to tell you this but you always downplay everything”. And Steve’s right. Whenever people introduce me or I introduce myself and give my bio I always focus on the negatives, like I’m embarrassed about the positives. Well, I suppose I am to some extent - I’ve built a lot of great companies and products but haven’t had a huge windfall exit so in a way I’m embarrassed about it - when in reality I actually have built several companies and helped start several more, which is impressive and something to take pride in. Now, I’m trying to not to sound arrogant right now but I think I need to refocus how I present myself so I don’t make myself come off negative. In general, life is about the positives not the negatives. I think we all should take Steve’s advice and play up the good, play down the bad and be happy. It’ll lead to happier people.
PS. Still, always learn from your mistakes.
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