Best Decisions Doors Kholti Hain

Rhea ke saamne do offers hain.

Offer 1: Corporate job. ₹8 LPA. Big brand. Clear path. Parents happy.
Offer 2: Content agency. ₹5 LPA. Small team. Uncertain future. But exactly what she wants to do.

Parents bol rahe hain: "Pehle settle ho jao, passion baad mein."
Friends split hain: "Brand matters" vs "Do what you love."
Placement cell bolta hai: "Package dekho."

Sab ke paas opinion hai. Kisi ke paas uska answer nahi.

Woh hafte se soch rahi hai.

Par galat sawaal pooch rahi hai.

Sawaal yeh nahi ki "Abhi konsi better hai?"

Sawaal yeh hai: "Konsi baad ke liye zyada doors kholti hai?"

Apna future ek hallway ki tarah socho.

Har decision ek door hai. Kuch doors:

• Wider hallways mein khulti hain (zyada options)
• Ek narrow room mein le jaati hain (limited outcome)
• Peeche se lock ho jaati hain (irreversible)

Sab narrow doors buri nahi hain.
Par agar sirf narrow doors se guzro, toh optionality kam ho jaati hai—aur regret risk badh jaata hai.

Smart decisions woh hain jo:

• Aaj ka problem solve karein
• Aur kal ke liye motion mein rakhein

Best decisions sirf abhi kuch nahi deti.
Woh baad ke liye options deti hain.

Isko optionality bolte hain—aur yeh major life decisions ke liye sabse underrated filter hai.

Sirf Immediate Payoff Nahi

Zyada tar log decisions evaluate karte hain immediate outcomes pe:

• Konsi zyada pay karti hai?
• Konsi zyada impressive lagti hai?
• Konsi abhi logon ko khush karegi?

Par smart decision-makers ek aur filter add karte hain:

• Konsi future ke zyada options banati hai?

Door Framework

Khud se pooch:

Agar yeh kaam kiya, toh kaunse doors khulenge?

• Kya yeh multiple paths de sakti hai, ya sirf ek?
• Kya skills/network build ho rahe jo baad mein compound karein?
• Kya yeh platform hai—sirf paycheck nahi?

Agar yeh fail hua, toh kaunse doors khule rahenge?

• Kya broke aur stuck reh jaaungi—ya wiser aur motion mein?
• Kya relationships, learnings, ya assets leke jaaungi?
• Kya worst case survivable hai?

Kya kuch useful seekhungi either way?

• Agar plan ke hisaab se nahi bhi hua, toh grow karungi?
• Kya attempt mein hi value hai?

"Safe" Choice Ka Trap

Kabhi-kabhi "safe" choice actually risky hoti hai—kyunki woh doors kholne se zyada band karti hai.

Ek stable job jo transferable skills nahi banati—safe feel karti hai, but actually narrow room hai. Present comfort ke liye future optionality trade kar rahi ho.

Ek risky role jo skills, network, aur stories banati hai—unsafe feel karti hai—but fail bhi hui toh zyada doors leke nikli than entered.

Progress jo doors band kare, waiting se buri ho sakti hai.

Rhea ne dono options ko Door Test se guzaara.

Option 1: Corporate Job

Agar kaam kiya: Good salary, brand name, clear trajectory.
Agar fail hua: Stable income, but skills jo content mein transfer nahi hongi. 5 saal baad switch karna harder hoga.
Learning either way: Corporate processes, but not what she actually wants to do.

Door assessment: Safe, but narrowing. Content mein jaana later much harder hoga.

Option 2: Content Agency

Agar kaam kiya: Real portfolio, creative work, industry connections.
Agar fail hua: Lower pay, agency close bhi hui toh—walks away with portfolio, skills, network.
Learning either way: High. Writing, client management, creative thinking.

Door assessment: Lower salary now, but even failure leaves more doors open for what she actually wants.

The Decision

Rhea ne content agency li.

Parents initially thode worried the. Package kam tha. Brand koi nahi jaanta.

But usne calculate kiya: 5 saal corporate ke baad content switch karna vs 2 saal content experience ke baad anywhere jaana.

Content wala path zyada doors kholta hai—even if the immediate payoff is less.

2 Saal Baad

Agency mein kaam kiya. Portfolio bana. Client relationships ban gaye.

Ab ek bigger media company ne approach kiya. Package? ₹12 LPA. Role? Creative lead.

Woh corporate job ab bhi available hai. But yeh opportunity? Sirf content background se mili.

The "risky" choice opened more doors.

20s aur 30s options acquire karne ke baare mein hain—sirf achievements ke nahi.

Har major decision Door Test pass karni chahiye:

• Agar yeh kaam kiya, kahan ja sakti hoon?
• Agar fail hua, kahan stuck reh jaaungi?
• Kya seekhungi either way?

Best moves hamesha woh nahi jo aaj sabse zyada pay karein.

Woh hain jo kal ke possibilities multiply karein.

Kuch log immediate wins chase karte hain aur slowly doors band karti jaati hain peeche.

Kuch log longer game khelte hain—aise paths choose karte hain jo future expand karein even when present narrow ho.

Second wali ban.

Wider hallways mein khulne wali doors choose kar.

Sustainable, compounding success aise banta hai.

Core Insight:
Best decisions sirf aaj ka problem solve nahi karti—kal ke options expand karti hain. Doors mein socho: konsi choices zyada kholti hain, konsi band karti hain?

Tool:
Door Test—big decisions se pehle pooch: Yeh kaunse doors kholti hai? Agar fail hua, kaunse doors khuli rahengil? Kya seekhungi either way?

Kab Use Karna Hai:
Major decisions—career, education, investment, partnership. Jab paths choose karne ho jo paper pe equally good lagein.

Yaad Rakh:
Progress jo doors band kare, waiting se buri ho sakti hai. Wider hallways mein khulne wali doors choose karo.