Chapter 1: Galti Karna Okay Hai
Chapter 1

Galti Karna Okay Hai

The Freeze

Rhea hostel mein apna phone scroll kar rahi hai.

LinkedIn pe ek batchmate ka post dikha—"Excited to announce my internship at [cool startup name]! 🚀"

Comments mein sab "Congratulations!" likh rahe hain.

Rhea ka dil thoda sink karta hai.

Kyunki woh bhi apply karna chahti thi. Content role tha. Interesting lagta tha. Profile bhi match karti thi.

Par usne nahi kiya.

"Agar select nahi hui toh?"
"Placement season mein ye sab kaun karta hai?"
"Log kya sochenge—'ladki different banne ki koshish kar rahi hai'?"

Toh wait kar gayi. "Thoda aur prepare kar leti hoon."

Ab koi aur woh opportunity le gaya.

Aur Rhea still "preparing" hai.

Yaar, yeh feeling toh pehchano—jab tu kuch try karna chahti hai par freeze ho jaati hai kyunki "galat ho gayi toh?"

Seedhi Baat

Hume bachpan se sikhaya gaya:

  • Sahi = Smart
  • Galat = Shame

Par jo log actually aage badhte hain—fast learners, risk-takers, real achievers—woh kuch aur samajhte hain:

Sahi hona kabhi-kabhi important hai.
Par try karna, seekhna, adjust karna—woh hamesha important hai.

Agar kabhi galti nahi ki, toh tu apni limit test nahi kar rahi.
Tu sirf wahi kar rahi hai jo safe hai, predictable hai, expected hai.

Aur yaar, tu isse zyada capable hai.

Galti = failure nahi.
Try hi na karna = actual failure.

Galti Ka Matlab

Soch:

  • Agar kabhi girna nahi hai, toh wahi raaste chalogi jo pehle se bane hue hain
  • Agar kabhi rejection nahi chahiye, toh sirf wahi maangogi jo guaranteed hai
  • Agar kabhi miss nahi karna, toh aim hi low rakhogi

Galti weak hone ka proof nahi hai.
Galti limits test karne ka proof hai.
Galti naya seekhne ka proof hai.
Galti bade future ke liye muscles build karne ka proof hai.

Hum Galti Se Kyun Darte Hain

School mein galat answer = red marks.
Ghar mein galat choice = disappointment.
College mein galat move = "log kya kahenge."

Toh hum seekh gaye—galti se bachna hai.

Par galti se bachne ka cost zyada hai:

  • Missed chances — Ideas jo share hi nahi hue
  • Slow growth — Kabhi pata nahi chala kya kaam nahi karta
  • Silent regret — "Kaash try kiya hota"

Jo log fastest grow karte hain, woh galti se nahi bachte.
Woh galti karte hain, seekhte hain, aur move on karte hain.

Asli failure? Freeze ho jaana—darr ke maare kuch try hi na karna.

Rhea Ki Kahani

Us LinkedIn post ke baad Rhea ne realize kiya—safe rehne se kuch nahi ho raha.

Woh startup internship toh gayi. But kuch hafton baad, ek aur opportunity aayi.

Ek friend ka bhai apna D2C brand start kar raha tha. Content person chahiye tha. Unpaid internship, but real work.

Puraani Rhea hoti toh sochti: "Unpaid? Koi CV pe nahi daalta. Friends kya bolenge? Agar flop hua toh?"

Par is baar, kuch different socha.

The Move

Usne apply kiya. Simple message—"I can help with your content. Here's what I've written before."

No fancy portfolio. No perfect pitch. Just genuine interest.

Interview hua. Usne kuch ideas share kiye. Kuch acche the, kuch nahi.

Kya Hua

One month in, uske likhe 2 posts viral hue. Not millions, but enough ki founder impressed tha.

Wo unpaid internship ab paid ho gayi hai. Small amount, but real work, real portfolio, real confidence.

Friends ab poochte hain: "Yaar, tujhe yeh opportunity kaise mili?"

Answer simple hai: Usne try kiya jab baaki log "safe" khel rahe the.

Decision Tool

Mistake Reframe

Jab bhi galti ka sting feel ho—ya galti karne ka darr—yeh 3-step reframe use kar:

Mistake Reframe

Step 1: Move Aur Identity Alag Kar

Bol: "Maine galat move kiya."
Mat bol: "Main galat hoon."

Ek rejected application tujhe failure nahi banati. Ek flop idea tujhe stupid nahi banata. Move aur teri worth alag cheezein hain.

Step 2: Learning Nikaal

Pooch:

  • "Isse kya seekha?"
  • "Agli baar kya differently karungi?"
  • "Kya pata chala jo pehle nahi pata tha?"

Har galti mein information hoti hai. Usse extract kar.

Step 3: Courage Celebrate Kar

Recognize kar: "Bahut log freeze rehte hain. Maine try kiya."

Majority log woh idea pitch nahi karte, woh ask nahi karte, woh shot nahi lete. Tune liya. Bas yahi tujhe aage rakhta hai.

Galti = motion.
Motion = momentum.
Momentum se hi kuch build hota hai.

Last Word

Tu kisi important cheez ke edge pe khadi hai.

Maybe ek idea jo share nahi kiya.
Maybe ek application jo submit nahi ki.
Maybe ek conversation jo avoid kar rahi hai.

Aur jaise hi move karne lagti hai, purana darr aa jaata hai:

"Agar galat ho gayi toh?"
"Agar fail ho gayi toh?"
"Log kya sochenge?"

Par yeh samajh:

Galti problem nahi hai.
Galti pehla proof hai ki tu asli game mein hai.

Jo log exceptional careers build karte hain, woh kabhi fail nahi karte—aisa nahi hai.
Woh fail forward karte hain—seekhte hain, adjust karte hain, aur safe walon se faster move karte hain.

"Galat nahi hui" ka streak protect karna band kar.
"Try kiya" ka record build karna shuru kar.

Reputation aise hi banti hai.

Recap

Core Insight:
Galti failure ka proof nahi—motion ka proof hai. Asli failure hai freeze ho jaana, darr ke maare kuch try na karna.

Tool:
Mistake Reframe—3 steps: move aur identity alag kar, learning nikaal, courage celebrate kar.

Kab Use Karna Hai:
Jab galti ka sting feel ho, ya galti ke darr se kuch try nahi kar pa rahi ho.

Yaad Rakh:
Agar kabhi girti nahi, toh purane raaste chal rahi hai. Real players galti karte hain—aur galti ko count karte hain.