In today’s generation, many people spend too much time worrying about what others will say. We think about how our lives look on Instagram, how many likes a post gets, and whether we appear successful enough in front of friends, classmates, and even strangers. But the truth is that this constant need for approval only adds pressure and slowly takes away our peace of mind. What matters more is the opinion of people who truly know us, especially our parents and family. Their support and understanding are far more important than the random approval of people who only see our lives from the outside. Still, many of us get trapped in the habit of measuring ourselves through external validation. The more we chase it, the more anxious we become. This pressure does not stop with social media. It reaches into our education, our careers, and even the way we judge ourselves. We start thinking that marks, college names, job titles, and salary define our worth. In reality, this kind of thinking crea...
Mistakes are an integral part of our life, and when it comes to the stock market, these are even more common. The goal is to reduce these mistakes as much as possible. I have missed several opportunities in the last 3-4 years that had cost me to gain a significant amount of money. When I look back, I regret not recognizing those opportunities at the right time. The Case of Zomato: A Lesson in Hesitation One of the biggest opportunity costs I have paid was missing out on Zomato . When Zomato launched its IPO, I was completely uninterested due to its high valuation and lack of profitability. I started tracking it from its listing price of ₹126 , but I found the valuation too high for a serious investment. From July 2021 , the stock began to decline, reaching ₹40-50 . I observed it closely, analyzing its balance sheet multiple times. I still remember listening to Samir Arora in an interview mentioning that Zomato was a good buy at that price. At that moment, I was 80% convinced that...