I would love to start a convo about how hard the mindset challenges faced in entrepreneurship can be, and how running a business impacts our overall wellbeing as a person (inside and outside our businesses).

Here are some prompts I think can get us started (with my answers too)

1. What are the main mindset challenges you face in your business and how do they impact your success?

My answer: I have definitely struggled with the belief that I am not experienced enough or smart enough to be successful with my business or work with clients. It has impacted my willingness/motivation to show up and market myself, and I think also my confidence when selling my services.

2. How has running your business impacted your overall wellbeing as a person? What impacts have you seen in your personal life?

My answer: I am thinking about my business ALL THE TIME! It makes it hard to separate from the rest of my life, especially when working from home. Also, when businesses isn’t as successful as I would like it to be, it really brings me down and I am less able to enjoy or engage in activities I usually love to do. There is just this looming stress/worry and I end up feeling super tired.

3. If you could immediately get all the answers to the questions you have about improving your mindset and wellbeing as a business owner, what would they be?

My answer: How do I create a routine to maintain work/life balance that is actually sustainable? What can I do in the shortest amount of time to make the biggest impact to improve confidence? How do I separate my self-worth from the success of my business?

4. What have you done to improve these challenges to your mindset and overall wellbeing? Sharing in hopes it can help someone else :)

My answer: Journaling has helped me a lot, I know that is something that varies depending on each individual, but it has helped me get all the thoughts swirling around out of my head and on to paper. When I am done I say internally “I don’t have to think about these thoughts anymore because now they aren’t going anywhere.” I also do an activity at the end of my work day to separate it from the rest of my night, and make sure my work station is all tucked away so I don’t associate the rest of my evening with work.

Looking forward to hearing about your experience so we can all feel less lonely and a lot more seen, and to learn what has helped you :)