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Vishu Bheda

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๐—ฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ๐˜‡ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ-๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‡: โ€œ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€ โ€œFollow your passion.โ€ It sounds inspiring, but itโ€™s terrible advice. In a speech at Columbia University, he explained why this idea is flawed: ๐Ÿญ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ What if you love history, engineering, and music equally? Passion wonโ€™t tell you which to choose. But your skills will. Are you naturally better at math or writing? Thatโ€™s a much clearer path. ๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† What excites you at 21 might not matter at 40. Passions change. Basing your career on fleeting interests can lead to regret. ๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ Loving something doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re great at it. Think of American Idol contestants who dream of singing careers but lack skill. If you chase passion without talent, you set yourself up for failure. ๐Ÿฐ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ Passion focuses on what you want. But true success comes from what you give. Instead of asking, What do I love?, ask, What am I great at that helps others? Thatโ€™s where real impact happens. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต: ๐—™๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Find your strengths. Hone them. Use them to create real value. Success follows those who ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ, not those who just chase dreams. Donโ€™t follow your passion. ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ. Thatโ€™s the real key to a meaningful career. Follow Vishu Bheda for more valuable startup insights from the world's best founders!

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