The first thing that came to my mind while reading Self-Made Maverick by Dr. Reza Zahedi was a memory from a basketball court many years ago. I was already past the age when most players begin slowing down. Yet there I was, tying my shoelaces before a state tournament, hearing the usual whispers: Why continue? Why not step aside? Sometimes the world quietly hands you a script about how things are supposed to unfold. And sometimes the only way forward is to refuse to read
Have you ever sat in a beautifully lit café, sipping a hot cappuccino, watching plates fly out of the kitchen, servers glide between tables, and thought — How hard can it really be to run a restaurant?I have. More times than I can count. And every time, I’ve wildly underestimated the answer. Because from the customer’s side of the counter, everything looks effortless — the clink of cutlery, the aroma of freshly baked garlic bread, the hum of conversations blending into the
