Mehdi Khatiri

Business Consultant

The Entry Stage

🚪 The Entry Stage

The first step in The Path Series

Every real learning journey starts with a moment.

Not the moment you open your first book, or sign up for a course, or hit play on a video.

The real beginning is when something inside you quietly says:

“Maybe… I need to take this more seriously.”

The Entry Stage is for that moment. For when you don’t really know anything yet, but something has lit up inside you.

👀 What Will You Find Here?

No fancy tools. No complex models. No technical terms. Not even a promise that you’ll “master” anything.

Just a human image of the topic. Like stepping into a dark room for the first time, and slowly making out the shapes— with just enough light to get familiar.

🪴 Here, You’re Just Meant to See

See where this topic begins. Why it matters. Where it’s already shown up in your life—maybe without a name. And how it might quietly shape your work, your thinking, or just how you move through the world.

For example:

  • “Management” isn’t just for managers— sometimes, managing is just making a choice or helping others align.
  • “Brand” isn’t just a logo and colors— sometimes, it’s just a feeling that follows behind you.
  • “Negotiation” isn’t just about contracts— sometimes, it’s a conversation where you realize what really matters to you.

🧭 Why Is Entry So Important?

Because if you don’t start here, you might build your whole learning journey on a misunderstanding. With wrong assumptions. With definitions that were never really yours.

This is the space where, without pressure, you can just look. And figure out if this topic actually connects to you.

🎒 Do You Need to Know Anything Before Starting?

No. Nothing. Just a willingness to look.

The moment you step into this stage, you’re ready. Even if you still don’t know exactly what you’re searching for.

In the End…

Entry is the simplest part of learning— but maybe the most important.

Because nothing comes from the outside here. Not knowledge. Not opinions. Not techniques.

If something lights up, it lights up from within.

So if there’s a topic that’s been tugging at your mind lately— if you feel like it’s time to take it more seriously— you don’t need to jump straight into the heaviest resources.

You just need to step in.

From right here. From right now.

Mehdi Khatiri Summer 2025

Published Entry Stages

Drafted Entry Stages

Favorite Entry Ideas (coming soon)

  • ◻️ Archetypes Entry
  • ◻️ Ikigai Entry
  • ◻️ Mental Models Entry
  • ◻️ Cognitive Biases Entry

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