For the Ones Who Try So Hard but Still Fail Sometimes

This is for the people who give their everything — every single time — but still end up failing. Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Why does this always happen to me?”

The truth is: no matter who you are, everyone goes through a downfall. No one hits the jackpot on their first try. Let me take myself as an example.

In my first year of college, hardly anyone knew who I was. I couldn’t communicate well — not even during a simple self-introduction. I remember fumbling in front of the whole class. Now imagine if I had given up back then. If I never tried again, there wouldn’t be the biggest club in college today.

I’ve won several symposiums and hackathons, but also failed at the big ones like SIH — even after giving it my all. We didn’t even make it to the finals. But if I had stopped there, I wouldn't have been the one to organize one of the most successful SIH events on our campus.

In my second year, I tried content creation with a page called nanumtechy. It flopped. None of the reels crossed even 500 views. I later rebranded to swayam_tech, learned new things, tried again — same results. But I didn’t stop. In my final year, I gave it another shot. I applied real strategies from actual creators. I launched a new page — swayam.prakash — and my first reel hit 80K views. I even helped other creators grow their pages.

With my company WeDigi, our first big project was a mess. I quoted ₹60K for a web app, but I couldn’t structure the team or meet deadlines. The pressure from the client broke me. I dropped the project midway. I earned nothing despite all the work. But I didn’t quit. Today, I run a six-figure agency and quote from ₹60K to ₹6 Lakhs per project.

I’ve built a lot of projects, but most of them went unrecognized. That used to hurt. But giving up was never an option. Now, I’m building something new — a product startup called RentMachi. I don’t know what the outcome will be, but one thing I’m sure of: whatever I do, I’ll put my heart and soul into it.

Whether it’s starting a company, building a community, creating content, or organizing an event — I’ve failed at everything at least once. But here’s what made the difference: I got back up. I accepted that I messed up, and I worked to fix it.

Here’s the truth most people won’t tell you:

If you want to build something real, start now. Not tomorrow. Not next month. Right now.
Whether you win or fail doesn’t matter as much as doing the thing — the thing you love, the thing that gives you purpose.

Because doing that consistently?
That’s what leads to a better life.

-Swayam Prakash Annamalai S