Just imagine when you have just left the gravitational force and are now moving at a speed without resistance—not sure if it’s travel through space and time or a fall into The Bottomless Pit. Every day, I, as an entrepreneur, get up in the morning to fight against this fall into The Bottomless Pit. It’s difficult to keep the pressure on, to be among those who wear the crown of success by growing the beautiful horn of the Unicorn. Seen and wanted by all, and then destiny moves you into the next realm of reality. I want to, but at times the fight is too intense, leaving me badly hurt and bruised.

In my journey of life, I have seen my juniors now become seniors with designations like Senior VP or Director, those who were mediocre becoming superstars in the corporate world, while I still struggle to see the light of day with another sale coming in. That feeling of loneliness is not new for an entrepreneur. I believe every entrepreneur lives a life a thousand times during their entrepreneurial journey, each day a new life. One that they cannot forget and, at times, cannot forgive. The Bottomless Pit that they try to climb out of to reach the heights of the Himalayas, yet always striving for more.

I am no different, dreaming big, nor falling small. One of my own unsatisfactory journeys, in which the winds showed many shades of people still fresh in my memory yet long forgotten in the tales of others. The Bottomless Pit takes in everything, right from glory to pride, from ego to self-respect, bringing you back at times, a decade. Start again, start over; nothing is going to be as it is forever. My own failure suddenly makes me realize those others who have lost the battle for glory. Some start again while a few are lost in the oblivion of the corporate world.

I have started again and see the obvious: even the big ones are struggling. If this is the truth, then why are we all so enamored with entrepreneurship? Why try when all we get is a journey where all I can see is nothing? I also believe this feeling is universal, and every person goes through this grind, losing out to something or someone—a feeling of despair and helplessness, as if a lot is lost. The challenges and yardsticks to measure differ, but we are all in the same race.

The morning alarm brought in the hope of another day to conquer The Bottomless Pit.