QUESTIONS of REFLECTION for an ANXIOUS ENTREPRENEAUR

Anxiety, stress, feel pretty normal to entrepreneurs. Although we shouldn’t stand for it. It is inevitable that this is what we deal with at times.

I often ask myself questions to help me navigate where the anxiety is coming from. There’s always some form of inadequacy behind those feelings. We are in over our head and we feel it. We didn’t complete a job on time and we feel it. Our clients are let down and we feel it. We carry this weight of perfection that is unattainable and it’s hard to break free from it.

Social Media pressure. There’s a lot of that. Think about it.

There was a time in life where you would hear about your competition. Most of them were locals. You may have gotten a glimpse of what they offer that you don’t or what they’re doing that you are not. Not any more, now, YOU KNOW. You see it every single day in front of you. The intense pressure also comes from the reality that you are no longer in competition with your locals, you are in competition with THE WORLD as a whole! Even if they weren’t directly your competition, you’re comparing yourself to them as if they were. And we wonder WHY we feel so anxious and so drained at the end of each day.

It doesn’t have to be this way at all. It should not be this way. How do we possibly combat this terrible disease of comparison and anxiousness?

I recommend asking yourself these questions:

Am I living out the desires of my heart?

If I’m overwhelmed, what was it today that would trigger this anxiety?

What can I do to protect my heart and mind from this happening again tomorrow?

Is there an area in my life right now that needs some help?

Who can I reach out to for help in that area?

What’s the one thing that I can control, the small thing I can do tomorrow that might help me feel less overwhelmed?

What one thing do I want to focus on accomplishing this week that could propel me just a little closer to where I desire to be?

I hope you’ve gained some courage to keep on going. May you muster up some energy to get through one more day. It’s been a rough season after season but we believe you’re going to come out stronger. We are going to come out stronger. We are rooting for you to WIN! We believe there’s a space designed just for you to fill and that no one can fill it like you.