Entrepreneurship has a dark side.
The fire that is required to blaze your own trail will leave your mental health running on fumes.

Be sure you maintain an outlet.
Don't suffer in silence.
Put a high priority on your mental health.
I'm blessed to be well connected & respected but it came w/ the strange downside of people assuming that I had life"all figured out".

For years I struggled with crippling anxiety, especially in the mornings. Every morning it felt like a refrigerator was on my chest.
Another darkside that they don't mention in Entrepreneur Orientation: Your favorite guru/speaker/expert may be a highly functional addict.
"Networking" at the elite levels of your industry is a binge drinking, hard drug affair.
Do you want to "fit in" or will you say no?
Current and aspiring Entrepreneurs: I recommend therapy as a wise investment.
Your friends are at work all day and don't understand what you do anyways.
Your family wants you to be safe so they don't understand the risks you must take.
Get a therapist.

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Coffee isn't therapy
Shopping isn't therapy
Beer isn't therapy
Sex isn't therapy
Fighting isn't therapy
Exercise isn't therapy

These are great distractions that take you away from solving the root causes. Do the inner work.
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