The first photo was my setup just 2 years ago.
An old wooden table, a chair, a laptop, and a notebook.
The second photo is where I am today.
When I look back now, taking a drop from college was one of the best decisions I ever made.
Sometimes people only see the result and think it happened overnight. What they don't see are the countless hours spent learning, building projects, solving LeetCode problems, getting rejected, making mistakes, and starting again.
I'm not saying this is the best setup in the world.
But for a kid who didn't even have a personal room growing up, being able to build something like this within two years means a lot.
Sometimes I look at it and feel grateful.
At the same time, I want everyone reading this to understand that opportunities only matter when you're prepared for them. If I hadn't spent those years learning and working on myself, none of this would have happened.
Two years ago, if someone had told me,
"Sanjeev, you're going to take a drop, buy your first iPhone within a year, build a setup like this."
I wouldn't have believed them.
Because back then, I was preparing for a 6 LPA placement and thought that was the path my life would take.
And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that path.
I started with a ₹10,000/month internship while I was still in college.
The salary you start with doesn't decide where you'll end up.
Your consistency does.
Even in college, I used to sit in a corner of the classroom solving LeetCode problems and building projects while everyone else was enjoying college life.
Some people called it show-off.
Some laughed.
Some doubted.
You'll find people like that everywhere.
They think someone else's growth somehow takes away from theirs.
But life doesn't work that way.
The truth is, nobody sees the hundreds of days when nothing seems to be happening.
They only notice the day things finally start working.
So if you're currently in that phase where you're learning, building, and putting in the work without seeing results yet, keep going.
One year.
Two years.
Three years.
Whatever it takes.
Because that's your job.
The first photo is proof of where I started.
The second photo is proof that consistency compounds.
Karm karo, phal ki chinta mat karo.
Keep showing up.
Leave the rest to God.