My Blog
Every week, I share my thoughts and experiences on business, entrepreneurship, and life. Here you'll find insights from my journey as a founder and entrepreneur.
Letting Go of Control: Trusting the Flow
Trying to control every aspect of life creates unnecessary friction. The more you push the more the universe pushes back. This isn’t about passive acceptance but strategic alignment and relaxed action.
Why Aligning Work with Core Values Matters
When a great project or opportunity comes along, it’s easy to compromise your core values. Money can blind you to the long-term consequences of misalignment. A great project can quickly turn into a soul-sucking obligation.
45 and Reflections: Work, Growth, Wisdom
I started my journey in late middle school where I began building virtual brands and selling computer hardware. PC2000, my custom PC brand was my first entrepreneurial venture. The internet in 1997 opened up new opportunities with ticaretmerkezi.com, a corporate directory website that became a money maker.
Discipline vs Motivation: The Love-Fear Spectrum of Action
When you’re working on a cool software project that solves a real world problem, you’re operating from love. This intrinsic motivation is exciting. Compare that to a 9-5 job done just to maintain a lifestyle – here fear of losing financial security is the main driver.
How Environment Change Sparks Creativity and Breaks Autopilot Mode
Changing your environment is a great way to spark creativity and break out of mental stuckness. When we get into routines our brain goes into autopilot and shuts down our creative thinking and problem solving abilities.
It’s Not About The Outcome
Most people don’t achieve their dreams because they focus on the outcome. Like Neo trying to bend the spoon in The Matrix, the more we try to force the result, the more it slips away. When we focus on the end goal we create mental barriers that make it feel impossible.