{"id":1034,"date":"2019-09-18T17:38:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T17:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T19:44:24","slug":"anxiety-meet-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roxannemerket.com\/anxiety-meet-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety, Meet Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re anything like me, you&#8217;ve experienced some entrepreneurial anxiety at some point in the game&#8230; or perhaps every day you&#8217;re feeling it.<br><br>I totally get it.<br><br>In fact, as I sit here writing this I&#8217;ve just gone through the same exercise I&#8217;m about to share with you because my anxiety this morning was through.the.roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:75%;position:relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/2wh22BgaFoU2QFwyFl\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position:absolute\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/blackbear-originals-2wh22BgaFoU2QFwyFl\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes when you&#8217;re making big changes in your world, life gets overwhelming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I mean, let&#8217;s be honest&#8230; Sometimes when you&#8217;re just <em>living<\/em> life can get overwhelming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it&#8217;s easy to want to run. And hide. And never emerge from the safety of the cave of covers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/OSKREdEmMOydy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So do me a favor. It&#8217;s ok if you need a moment to be in that safe space of nothingness, but don&#8217;t live there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You won&#8217;t have any impact on the world if you hide from it. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So take a minute to breathe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then realize that you&#8217;re prepared for this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything in your life has led you to this point, which means you have the resources, skills, and people in your life to help you through this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you&#8217;re feeling is valid. It&#8217;s real. And it&#8217;s also NOT permanent. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I can tell you because I&#8217;ve been there. And I hit that point of anxiety often. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anxiety isn&#8217;t something I&#8217;ve <em>overcome<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No, anxiety will be my partner in crime for a while. But I&#8217;ve learned how I deal with my own particular brand of anxiety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I want you to experience that same empowering feeling of knowing you have the tools you need to overcome anxiety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entrepreneurial anxiety adds a whole new level of stress.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a business owner is stressful. So when you&#8217;re dealing with normal business stress <em>and <\/em>anxiety at the same time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoa baby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And also, you&#8217;re not alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seriously. I have yet to meet a business owner or entrepreneur who <em>doesn&#8217;t<\/em> experience anxiety at some level and at some point in their journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you&#8217;re not alone. That&#8217;s thing number one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thing number two is that you&#8217;re not weaker because of anxiety. You&#8217;re actually stronger because you&#8217;ll learn <strong>so much<\/strong> from wrangling this beast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you&#8217;ve GOT THIS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re experiencing anxiety in any sense at all &#8211; whether you&#8217;re an entrepreneur or not &#8211; I&#8217;ve got a great resource for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the techniques I use every single day to make sure I stay in a good mental space. Anxiety is no joke, and I&#8217;m proud of you for looking for resources to make your life a little better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way (and this is important): If you find that basic coping skills aren&#8217;t doing you any good, please see a licensed professional. None of this is to be interpreted as medical advice &#8211; it&#8217;s simply tips from one anxious person to another. If you find your anxiety is interfering with your life on a daily basis, PLEASE find someone to offer extra help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s no shame in medication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok, now that we&#8217;ve established that, let&#8217;s get you those resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color has-background has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%20settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjEwMzkiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOnRydWV9\">Get the ABCs of Entrepreneurial Anxiety<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re anything like me, you&#8217;ve experienced some entrepreneurial anxiety at some point in the game&#8230; or perhaps every day you&#8217;re feeling it. I totally get it. In fact, as I sit here writing this I&#8217;ve just gone through the same exercise I&#8217;m about to share with you because my anxiety this morning was through.the.roof. 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