#516: 72% Of Entrepreneurs Struggle With Mental Health: Proven Ways To Deal With This with Lori Gottlieb

The Amy Porterfield Show

Amy Porterfield

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

A renowned psychotherapist shares how to navigate the most difficult parts of being a business owner I wholeheartedly believe that entrepreneurship can be one of the best gifts you can give yourself. It can bring you freedom to design your life the way that you want to, all while doing something that you love. But as you probably already know, if not managed well, the stress of being a business owner can really take a toll on you. On the daily, entrepreneurs deal with things like decision fatigue, loneliness, and burnout. In fact, I recently read an alarming statistic that 72% of entrepreneurs struggle with mental health, and I’ll be honest -- that number feels far too high, and a little close to home! It’s one of my goals to bring more awareness to this issue that affects so many people in business, and that’s why I invited Lori Gottlieb to be a guest on the show. Lori is a renowned psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which now has a journal to go along with it. (Listen to find out how to get a chance to win one of these!) In addition to her clinical practice, she is co-host of the popular Dear Therapists podcast, and writes The Atlantic’s weekly Dear Therapist advice column. In this important conversation, Lori shares how to: Find balance between vulnerability and being viewed as an expert Lean on your own intuition more when making stressful decisions Tap into more acceptance and enjoyment when things change, versus fear Navigate loneliness as an entrepreneur Plus much, much more! I’ll go ahead and call it right here -- this episode is going to be a fan-favorite. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts "I love Amy and Online Marketing Made Easy." <-- If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people -- just like you -- move toward the online life and business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!

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0:00.0	especially I think for entrepreneurs, they get very afraid of uncertainty.
0:04.8	You know, like I know this, this is safe even though I have a feeling this probably isn't the right
0:09.5	thing and I need to kind of, you know, move in a different direction. They think, oh, but I've
0:13.6	invested so much in this direction already. Well, sunk costs, you know. So you're losing your
0:21.4	opportunity cost, right? There is, you know, what could you be doing with this time instead that
0:26.7	takes you on a better track, even if it feels scary. It's like being flopped into a foreign land
0:31.3	where you don't know the language, you don't know the customs, you don't know your way around yet,
0:35.6	but it might be really exciting.
0:41.6	I'm Amy Porterfield, ex-corpite girl, turned CEO of a multi-seven figure business,
0:47.2	but it wasn't all that long ago that I lacked the confidence, the budget, and the time to focus
0:53.3	on growing my small, but mighty business. Fast forward past many failed attempts and lessons learned,
1:00.8	and you'll see the business I have today. One that changes lives and gives me more freedom than
1:06.5	I ever thought possible. One that used to only exist as a daydream. I created the online marketing
1:14.0	made easy podcast to give you simple, actionable, step-by-step strategies to help you do the same.
1:20.4	If you're an ambitious entrepreneur or one in the making who's looking to create a business that
1:26.0	makes an impact and a life you love, you're in the right place friend. Let's get started.
1:34.1	Well, hey there, my friend. I'm so glad you're here today because there is something that we,
1:39.2	as entrepreneurs, need to be talking about more, and that is our mental health.
1:44.8	Did you know that 72% of entrepreneurs struggle with mental health issues? I'm raising my hand right now.
1:52.9	I'm absolutely part of that 72%. I'm curious if you are as well. Here's the thing, if you don't
2:01.0	manage your mental health well, entrepreneurship can be lonely. You can have decision fatigue,
2:07.6	you can have burnout, tons of external pressures like being part of the hustle culture. All of that is
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