8. {Interview} Entrepreneurship and Mental Health with Dr. Sherry Walling
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07/26/19 • 48 min
Today we dive deep into mental health, especially when it comes to entrepreneurs.
** Trigger Warning **
This episode contains talk about death, depression, mental health, and suicide. If this isn't a good time in your life to listen, skip it for now, we'll be here when you need us.
Today we dive DEEP with Dr Sherry Walling of Zen Founder.
https://www.sherrywalling.com/
About Dr. Sherry
Dr. Sherry Walling helps smart people do hard things. She works with leaders and entrepreneurs to tackle the common and uncommon challenges that go along with the pursuit of an extraordinary life. As a clinical psychologist, speaker, yoga teacher, podcaster, entrepreneur, and best-selling author, she draws from her professional expertise as well as her personal experience. Her best-selling book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together, combines the insight and warmth of a therapist with the truth-telling mirth of someone who has been there.
When she’s not in the consulting room or hopping stages around the world; Sherry can be found on her paddleboard, swinging from the rafters pretending to be a circus performer, or ushering her three kiddos through an art museum in some fabulous city.
Let's jump in...
4:30 -- Current rates and stats of mental health concerns within the entrepreneurs, with Dr. Michael Freeman and where those rates originate from. Is it correlation, or causation?
10:30 -- The "all or nothing" stress, hustle culture, burnout and the toll extreme highs and lows take on your mental and physical health.
12:45 -- Maintaining boundaries of downtime, shifting from work to downtime, and the Mr. Rogers Phenomenon.
16:40 -- Introversion, Extroversion and Isolation. The power of tribe, and community and how it's beneficial to mental health.
20:35 -- Suicide. Coping with feelings, and supporting a normalized conversation to help people open up about it. How to support friends, and yourself. Also, will telling a professional about your feelings get you into trouble? Have you committed? Find out here. (Spoiler: the answer is no. You should definitely talk to someone).
29:54 -- Loss, grief and life. How to prepare for your death, how to prepare your family, and dealing with grief as an entrepreneur.
35:00 -- Combatting the "what if..." monsters. Taking control over the things you have control over, and letting the uncontrollables go. We also talk about the benefits of journalling and what do do with the text you've journaled.
39:15 -- Does work/life balance exist? The answer is it all comes down to how you feel. Don't let someone else dictate what works for you. Listen to your emotions, listen to your body. Get good at asking yourself "How am I doing?...", "How does this feel to me?"
43:00 -- How to celebrate your successes, and avoid burnout.
Resources
Dr Sherry Walling:
https://twitter.com/zenfounder
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Entrepreneurs-Guide-Keeping-Your-Together-ebook/dp/B079SNX6NB
Video on Burnout: https://businessofsoftware.org/2018/08/stay-top-game-dr-sherry-walling-zenfounder-bos-usa-2017/
Zen Founder Podcast:
Canada Suicide Prevention:
https://thelifelinecanada.ca/help/crisis-centres/canadian-crisis-centres/
Crisis Centres Canada:
http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/
Toronto Crisis Prevention:
https://www.torontodistresscentre.com
USA Suicide Prevention:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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Today we dive deep into mental health, especially when it comes to entrepreneurs.
** Trigger Warning **
This episode contains talk about death, depression, mental health, and suicide. If this isn't a good time in your life to listen, skip it for now, we'll be here when you need us.
Today we dive DEEP with Dr Sherry Walling of Zen Founder.
https://www.sherrywalling.com/
About Dr. Sherry
Dr. Sherry Walling helps smart people do hard things. She works with leaders and entrepreneurs to tackle the common and uncommon challenges that go along with the pursuit of an extraordinary life. As a clinical psychologist, speaker, yoga teacher, podcaster, entrepreneur, and best-selling author, she draws from her professional expertise as well as her personal experience. Her best-selling book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together, combines the insight and warmth of a therapist with the truth-telling mirth of someone who has been there.
When she’s not in the consulting room or hopping stages around the world; Sherry can be found on her paddleboard, swinging from the rafters pretending to be a circus performer, or ushering her three kiddos through an art museum in some fabulous city.
Let's jump in...
4:30 -- Current rates and stats of mental health concerns within the entrepreneurs, with Dr. Michael Freeman and where those rates originate from. Is it correlation, or causation?
10:30 -- The "all or nothing" stress, hustle culture, burnout and the toll extreme highs and lows take on your mental and physical health.
12:45 -- Maintaining boundaries of downtime, shifting from work to downtime, and the Mr. Rogers Phenomenon.
16:40 -- Introversion, Extroversion and Isolation. The power of tribe, and community and how it's beneficial to mental health.
20:35 -- Suicide. Coping with feelings, and supporting a normalized conversation to help people open up about it. How to support friends, and yourself. Also, will telling a professional about your feelings get you into trouble? Have you committed? Find out here. (Spoiler: the answer is no. You should definitely talk to someone).
29:54 -- Loss, grief and life. How to prepare for your death, how to prepare your family, and dealing with grief as an entrepreneur.
35:00 -- Combatting the "what if..." monsters. Taking control over the things you have control over, and letting the uncontrollables go. We also talk about the benefits of journalling and what do do with the text you've journaled.
39:15 -- Does work/life balance exist? The answer is it all comes down to how you feel. Don't let someone else dictate what works for you. Listen to your emotions, listen to your body. Get good at asking yourself "How am I doing?...", "How does this feel to me?"
43:00 -- How to celebrate your successes, and avoid burnout.
Resources
Dr Sherry Walling:
https://twitter.com/zenfounder
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Entrepreneurs-Guide-Keeping-Your-Together-ebook/dp/B079SNX6NB
Video on Burnout: https://businessofsoftware.org/2018/08/stay-top-game-dr-sherry-walling-zenfounder-bos-usa-2017/
Zen Founder Podcast:
Canada Suicide Prevention:
https://thelifelinecanada.ca/help/crisis-centres/canadian-crisis-centres/
Crisis Centres Canada:
http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/
Toronto Crisis Prevention:
https://www.torontodistresscentre.com
USA Suicide Prevention:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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7. Motivation-Mindset-Mindfullness
Today we're all about motivation, mindset and mindfulness.
Is it tough for you to stay motivated as a freelancer? Are you always wondering when you're going to "make it". Surprise! There's no such thing.
Dive into this tiny gem all about changing your perspective, living in the moment and why living for the weekend means your s#!t is broken.
In the episode I give some resources for mindfulness and changing your perspective.
Meditation Apps
Enjoy!
M
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9. {Interview} SaaS, Scaling and Working with Your Life Partner with Marie Poulin and Ben Borowski
I am so happy to introduce two good friends of mine. Marie Poulin, and Ben Borowski.
Marie and Ben are co-founders of Oki Doki, as well as life partners.
About Ben:
Ben is a product designer and software developer with a fine arts background. After many years in agency-land, he started his own shop in 2010, and, after immigrating to Canada in 2014, founded Oki Doki with Marie. In his spare time he collects vinyl, pets shibas, and is a volunteer firefighter.
About Marie:
Marie helps small business owners bring their digital product & service ideas to life. She is a product and service strategist, and a master digital strategist. As if that isn’t enough, she’s an amazing designer and developer, as well and a permaculture enthusiast in her spare time.
1:15: -- Current life situation and how Marie and Ben became life partners and business partners
3:45 -- Finding out who has dominant skills in each area, and how to decide who takes the lead on what projects
4:25 -- What were Ben and Marie doing before they joined forces.
7:45 -- Check out Ben's journey on his immigration to Canada, taxes and all that's involved when moving a business across borders
11:10 -- What it's like diving into the build not only of a digital product (SaaS), but structuring a full business with your partner at the same time.
14:00 -- Why they choose to sell software as a subscription model, and how they came to solve the issue of the complexity of online courses.
15:45 -- Here we dive in to the value that they provide as a boutique operation, supplying a premium customer experience, and scaling the unscalable.
31:00 -- How a low cost of entry can lead into lifetime clients spending tens of thousands of dollars for further custom strategy and web experiences.
40:00 -- Creating more impactful work, scaling your happiness, flexibility, freedom and building a business on your terms
44:00 -- How communication is when you work and live together. What routines and rituals do Marie and Ben abide by to keep on track, and how to handle disputes both inside and outside of the relationship
47:00 -- Carrying over organizational techniques from the business into personal life, and vice versa. Work/life integration
48:45 -- Routines, entrepreneurship, and setting up your daily routines.
51:10 -- Startup and shutdown rituals
54:55 -- Thinking about starting a business or project with a partner? Here's Marie's and Ben's tips for a successful relationship both inside and outside of the company.
Where you can find them online:
Marie:
https://twitter.com/mariepoulin
https://www.instagram.com/mariepoulin/
Ben:
https://twitter.com/typeoneerror
Resources Mentioned:
http://tanyageisler.com/ (Imposter Complex Coach)
https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
http://www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work/
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