01 Spend time with people

different from you

People who look at the same thing but from
a different perspective, widen your own
horizon and understanding of the world.
Resist the echo chambers you are in. Do not
spend time only with those who are like you.

HOW?
a) Pick up something that hasn't been
working for you - could be anything -
interviews, exams, dating etc.
b) Identify someone whose advice you
would NEVER consider, because you think
they do not understand you or your world.
c) Ask them how would they approach it?

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 02 Send cold emails
Writing to those who do not know you, is a life
skill. Most professionals still use email as the
dominant form of communication. You do
not know which one of them will be replied to,
but writing consistently ensures opportunities
coming in steady.

HOW?
a) Make a list of 50+ people you want to
write to, for a specific objective
b) Research about them, draft a
personalized email
c) Send one every day (except weekends)
- over 2 months.

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 Read all your
03 emails/DMs
People are always reaching out to us,
irrespective of how "popular" we are.
Do not ignore such outreaches. Half of my
team has been hired through such emails
/DMs. I have built unreal connections online
through emails/DMs that were sent to me.

HOW?
a) Filter all emails with the word
"unsubscribe" to a separate folder
b) Pause your inbox and schedule your
emails for 4-6 times a day (no more)
c) Read them all in one go, in a state of flow
d) Respond to only the best

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 04 Engage with people's
content meaningfully
If you follow someone's content, don't just
consume. Engage. And while engaging, be
meaningful. Add a new perspective.
Or share your own version.
Or your own example.

HOW?
a) Have a unique DP (something that is
uniquely you) - for example, I recently met
Saloni whom I thought had a unique DP
b) Engage actively, consistently.
c) Do it NOT the intent of receiving a reply.
Instead purely because you have something
to add.

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 05 Acknowledge people
If you like someone's work (book, post, video,
podcast) drop them a note thanking them
for it. And while at it, send a thoughtful note.
Not just a simple thanks. Be detailed and
deliberate about how they helped you.
It will be retained.

HOW?
6 years back wrote to Indra Nooyi thanking
her for one of my most loved initiatives at
nearbuy.

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 Create or join online
06 communities
With a remote-friendly world, the best
opportunities are in communities where
people hang out, across experiences and
geographies.

HOW?
Discord, Reddit, Telegram, Slack and so
many more - make them your opportunity
platforms.

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 Share your work.
07 Consistently.
Nothing attracts opportunities than
consistent work from your end.

You could be creating, curating, producing

- doesn't matter.

I feel Sahil Bloom is such a great example

of this. Consistently shipping out value,
purely driven by curiosity.

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08 Realize most decisions
are reversible
Do not hesitate to take decisions.
Especially when faced with rare or typical
choices to make. Even if they do not work
out, you can always come back to where
you started from.

"When you're offered a seat on a rocket

ship you don't ask, 'What seat?'You just
get on," - Eric Schmidt to Sheryl Sandberg

You will only know they were great for you

AFTER you pursued them.

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 be kind, generous
09 and helpful
The surest way to ensure opportunities
keep knocking on your door, is to be
willing to truly help people.

Expecting nothing in return.

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 10 Hear the signs
The world is full of opportunities now. If
you continue to be focused on the path
you are on, you might miss what is on
your side. An alternate path.
A new change.
A deviation.

Give yourself the freedom to consider

that path.

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"Great opportunities never
have 'great opportunity' in
the subject line."

- Scott Belsky

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I have often wondered, how do people get
opportunities? Are they lucky?
Is it because they work hard?
Is it because they are at the right place at
the right time?
Is it because they know somebody?
What is it?
And the more I have thought about it and
also looked at my own life, the more I have
come to realize that opportunities are
indeed random.

You can't plan for them.

You can't predict them.

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And there is only one way to get out of
this, my friend. Create an opportunity
engine. Build a system where
opportunities come to you, by design, not
by chance. We continue to cling on to
what we have. And are scared to let go.

Because we do not know how to get it

again! Imagine how liberating it would be
if you had a way of generating
opportunities endlessly.

The fact that a new opportunity might

come anytime soon, is what will rid you of
your fear or paralysis to change your
current.

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 Opportunities
DON'T HAPPEN.
YOU CREATE THEM!

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