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I've been an entrepreneur for 3 years now. I'm 20 years old now. During this period of time, I realize I haven't accomplished much- if anything at all. I've been toying with different ideas and opportunities here and there, but none of have taken off. This makes me depressed.
I was at a venture funding competition today, where 10 different startup teams pitched and FOUR of them walked away with a $25k prize. The founders were all around the same age as I was (mid-university to alumni) and yet have managed to accomplish so much more. I feel like they were at a level beyond me. Thus, as I was watching, I began to doubt myself and started having self-defeating thoughts like "I'm not smart enough, why aren't I up there pitching a startup", etc etc.
It made me extremely depressed. And, as I write this, I'm still depressed.
I guess the benefit of this is that it pushes me to evaluate my position, to work harder than ever before, and to bring myself to a whole new level.
I'd like to know if anybody can identify with this. And, how can I get over this?
I was at a venture funding competition today, where 10 different startup teams pitched and FOUR of them walked away with a $25k prize. The founders were all around the same age as I was (mid-university to alumni) and yet have managed to accomplish so much more. I feel like they were at a level beyond me. Thus, as I was watching, I began to doubt myself and started having self-defeating thoughts like "I'm not smart enough, why aren't I up there pitching a startup", etc etc.
It made me extremely depressed. And, as I write this, I'm still depressed.
I guess the benefit of this is that it pushes me to evaluate my position, to work harder than ever before, and to bring myself to a whole new level.
I'd like to know if anybody can identify with this. And, how can I get over this?
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