Zar Syed is the owner of Mechanic One, an auto repair shop that has been featured in Ratchet and Wrench (an automotive repair magazine that features industry leaders). Zar started running an auto repair shop at 16 years old. He didn’t have a fancy degree, he didn’t have any external institution telling him he had permission to start an automotive repair shop. He had belief in himself and was willing to bet on himself.
Although he never finished college, he is one of the most well read people I know. Constantly reading and learning something new. The people who move mountains give themselves permission to think big and take risks.
After starting the Branding Deep Dive podcast, I kept pushing back inviting people I wanted on my podcast because I felt my podcast wasn’t good enough for serious guests yet. I held back from reaching out to the people I wanted on because I felt that I wasn’t good enough. A friend of mine was sick of seeing this mentality and invited people onto my podcast without me realizing it and they accepted. Turns out, they didn’t really care how professional my podcast was or if i had a website or not. They were gracious enough to accept without asking any of these questions.
Oftentimes the only one holding us back is ourselves.
We create mental barriers that don’t actually exist.
True growth only happens outside our comfort zones.