He Who Doesn’t Really Try Will Never Get Hurt

#Entrepreneur of the Week – Post 2

Anyone who doesn’t really try will never get hurt.
I promised to speak this week to young people,
but honestly, this applies to almost everyone.

This is a topic I connect with deeply,
because I talk about it a lot with friends.

Two years ago, when I realized that the restaurant and nightlife world wasn’t for me, I felt lost.
I genuinely thought there was no chance I’d find something I both loved and connected with,
and that I’d eventually just drift into “the path everyone takes.”

As a young guy after the army, there are endless options and temptations today.
Especially in our generation, with Instagram and TikTok — everything is open, everything is exposed.
Cooking courses, day trading, crypto, digital businesses, get-rich-quick schemes —
it’s all one scroll away.

So after discharge, most people enjoy themselves a bit, save some money, go on a big trip
(I had an amazing trip in the Far East),
and then come back to Israel and start asking:
What do you do when you become a “grown-up”?

Some go straight into a degree because that’s what they know.
Some get pulled into more waiting tables or working at a bar, maybe another trip.
But honestly — everyone wants the same thing:
to work in something they genuinely enjoy,
wake up to it in the morning,
and feel fulfilled by it.

The problem is that many young people want this,
but aren’t willing to take a risk.

They don’t sign up for a course they’re interested in because it’s too expensive,
or they say, “I don’t have the energy,” “It’s not for me,” “I’ll probably fail.”
And when they do take a step, they listen to advice from parents, friends, and family
instead of choosing what they truly want —
and in my opinion, that’s where things often go wrong.

Since my discharge, I’ve believed that in your 20s you have to bet on yourself.
Dive seriously into a field for a few months,
invest time, learn, and see if it fits.

And if it doesn’t — nothing bad happened.
You gained a skill and experience.

My path to real estate came after four “failures.”

At 21, I became a partner in a bar and lost over 30,000 shekels.
I took a paid-ads marketing course for eight months — worked in it a bit, but realized it wasn’t for me
(though I still use those skills for myself today).
I took a capital markets course — nice, but I didn’t connect to the actual work.
I started a degree at Tel Aviv University
with a positive mindset — but quickly realized it wasn’t for me.

And only after all that, at age 23,
I found my match with real estate.

After four “failures,” I found something I truly love,
feel fulfilled by, and enjoy doing every single day.

My message isn’t that everyone should do real estate.
But that everyone must try and bet on themselves.

Especially in your 20s, when you don’t yet have too many responsibilities.

Worst case — you learned a skill.
Best case — you found what you’ll do for the rest of your life.