Founding a company is a bit like having a child: beautiful, but terrifying. You get to mould something in your own image, nurture it towards success, and proudly watch it grow. But when shit hits the fan, it’s your responsibility-at least partly. Because in many ways that thing is you.
Never skip your morning routine
Maintain your own wellbeing during challenging times for the company.
- Having your self-worth fully tied to your business is a slippery slope. If you get destroyed by it not working, you won’t be able to continue to the next step-and businesses are a long term thing.
“Rank your life priorities-and stick to them”
Javier Suarez | Oliva
- Create a healthy distance between yourself and your company
- For Javier, it was about introspecting to really understand where his job stands in his list of priorities
- He wrote down the 10 most important things in his life in order of priority
- Whenever he feels that his job is starting to intrude on a priority that’s above it, he goes back to that list
- As a Dad, he is more aware that every minute counts because he doesn’t have more minutes to play with his kids
“Create a mantra”
Idia Elsmore Dodsworth | Tinto
- Find a mentor to give you perspective
- Create a healthy distance between yourself and your company
- Take time off
- Be intentional about balancing friends, family, and relationships
- Use mantras and affirmations
