#17. The ten commandments of settling into Canada
1. Thou shall come to Canada with an open mind.
Hello,
It’s back to school season. I love that the house is quiet and all. But hate that we are back to wake-up-early season.
In today’s newsletter: Shriya Ghate knows what’s great about immigration.
Also: Two immigrant entrepreneurs share why you must fall in love with boredom as an entrepreneur.
Plus:
and I on the ten commandments of settling into Canada.By: Dozie Anyaegbunam
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You can find the online version of this newsletter here.Immigration is a chance to build a new life with some intention
I think that’s the best thing about moving to a new country. For the first time for many people, you are far away from all the expectations and rules and nuances of your past life.
This doesn’t mean they still don’t sneak up and affect how you approach life in your new home. But you have at least an 80% chance to decide what kind of person you want to be.
And Shriya Ghate thinks so too.
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Fall in love with the boredom of building
Success often is just consistently doing the same things over and over again until they become second nature. The most successful people have fallen in love with the boredom of their process.
So dear immigrant entrepreneur, Dev Mitra and Abhijitt Sankar Roy of Matrix Venture Studio want you to fall in love with the mundane parts of building your business. Because when you do, you are able to play the only game that matters even if the world will make you want to think otherwise; the long game.
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The ten commandments of settling into Canada
I don’t think any of the ten commandments guarantees you a stress-free integration. But I think they’ll go a long way to making your life in Canada a bit easier.
My favorite? Thou shall celebrate your wins.
Reply and tell me yours.
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What am I excited about?
I’ve begun illustrating the coloring book. Mighty excited about this piece of work.
Simi and I are working on the second gamified education piece. Guess the topic and I’ll give you a free copy of the coloring book when I publish.
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