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Vishal’s Newsletter- Edition 37

Danger Zone, Principles of Life, & a New Update

Hello friend

“HOLY SH*T THIS IS MIND-BLOWINGLY AMAZING!”

This is what I felt at the end of Top Gun: Maverick!

I finally managed to watch it the last weekend. And I never expected it to be so damn f**cking good!

I had goosebumps, tears, and waves of euphoria passing throughout my body by the end of the movie while the Grammy-award-winning Top Gun theme played with the end credits.

I initially thought it was just the nostalgia of the old Top Gun which I saw in my college days (which was still nearly 24 years after the original). However, I was pleased to read the reviews and responses from the rest of the world later which are along similar lines.

Top Gun: Maverick- Best movie of 2022? Possibly!!

The experience of watching it on the big screen reminded me of my love for the movies since childhood. My parents used to buy a separate ticket for me ever since I was 3 years old and I used to sit for 2.5-3 hours throughout the movie (That is how long Bollywood movies used to be at that time) without ever sleeping or worse crying like other babies!

Anyway, as I come back to real life (while humming the Danger Zone song from the movie! :D), I too feel I have started to enter the danger zone.

The Danger Zone- Courage, Excitement, Uncertainty

It was my first week without a full-time job in the last 4 years. It feels good, exciting, uncertain, and scary- all at the same time.

It feels good to work on my own terms and time.

It feels exciting to plan things I want to do in the next 3 months.

It feels uncertain and scary to imagine what will happen if nothing works out.

However, I feel quite alive and free.

Right now, I want to stay in this danger zone as long as possible.

​Article of the Week: 3 Principles for a Better Life by Mark Manson​

I loved this piece by Mark Manson because of its simplicity and truth in the context of the modern world.

Here are the 3 principles:

  1. You are perfect just as you are… but you can always be better.
  2. Most people aren’t evil, they’re just stupid. This includes ourselves.
  3. A little bit of truth exists in everything; but the whole truth in nothing.

​Read the Entire Piece Here, It is Worth It​

New Update: Learning The Art of Videos

I recently started a 3-week cohort-based course called Minimum Viable Video. It is about learning to use videos in creative ways to invite more opportunities and grow your business.

Facing a camera has always been one of my biggest fears. I get extremely self-conscious while just being in front of the camera.

That is why I rarely get myself clicked, let alone shoot a video.

But, maybe it is my love for movies or just the desire to express myself in different ways, I cannot lie that I secretly find it fascinating & exciting.

So, this is what I am going to do in the next 3 weeks- face this fear head-on!

If you receive any Loom links in your inbox, do not be surprised. It is all part of assignments! 😀

And they won’t be more than 2 minutes long! At least, they would need probably lesser time than reading this newsletter. 😀

Until next time
Love
Vishal

Until next time
Love
Vishal

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