Everyone wants to start something but not everyone wants to become someone, they tell us success begins not with reflection but with a business plan Everyone wants to start something but not everyone wants to become someone, with bootstraps, co-founder, pitch decks, and launch days packed with hype Everyone wants to start something but not everyone wants to become someone, every dinner table buzzes with dreams of exits like adult bedtime stories Everyone wants to start something but not everyone wants to become someone, no one wants to be an employee anymore as it’s all about being your own boss…
The build he dream but forget to build the dreamer, we watch as twenty -something raise millions on vapor and pure willpower that marks their own The build he dream but forget to build the dreamer, founders sleep under their desks and wake up in press interviews that gives endless judgements The build he dream but forget to build the dreamer, the world applauds the ones who never rest, who never risk it all from something that is beyond “bigger” The build he dream but forget to build the dreamer, but what’s really big is another app or a mind who buys you peace with itself beyond you can control…
The hustle is loud but your spirit whispers differently, We grind morning darkness to the edge of night, barely breathing now screaming to survive The hustle is loud but your spirit whispers differently, choking on coffee and ambition, updating resumes and redesigning tools and softwares in order to upgrade your worth The hustle is loud but your spirit whispers differently, chasing metrics, optimizing reach, growing markets like we grow tumors every now and then The hustle is loud but your spirit whispers differently, they say hustle is noble but is it, if it empties you out until you’re left with nothing but that hollow inside…
Treat your life like a startup because it already is one, In the end, it’s not business versus self but it’s understanding they’re the same where this life passes Treat your life like a startup because it already is one, you are the product, the team, the investor, the asset, also the market to be served Treat your life like a startup because it already is one, if you’d fight to be the bone for a company, fight twice as hard to become whole because it’s what you lived Treat your life like a startup because it already is one, you are not just an idea in the world but you are the world of ideas in a person and if that’s not worth building with everything you have, Then what is?
Watchwords: You’re told it’s all part of the grind ,to lose sleep, sanity, softness, soul But if your startup collapses, you can start all over again Burnout isn’t a metric of dedication, it’s the body waving a red flag in a hazy dream A person isn’t scaleable if you, yourself as the foundation is crumbing
Here is Tikatarot, who dares you to answer the question, “Who am I?”..
As and will always be reminding you to dream:
“As you are still the Master of your destiny and the maker of your dreams…”
