160: How to Recognize and Combat Signs of Loneliness In Your Business
Over 50% of CEOs have felt loneliness at some point in their business journey. That’s according to one study, but the likely reality is that it affects many more than that.
Most people only see the illusion of success, not the hard work, sweat, and tears to get there. But there’s a loneliness that comes with being an entrepreneur bubbling underneath, too, and it can happen at any stage of your business.
Furthermore, if you let your loneliness linger, it starts impacting you as a wife, mom, friend, and so on. So the question is... how can you recognize these signs of loneliness and combat them?
In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how loneliness can show up for you in the three stages of entrepreneurship. I’ll also teach you how to put checks and balances in place so you can combat that loneliness and prevent it from negatively affecting other areas of your life.
What’s Covered in This Episode About Loneliness In Your Business
3:54 - Why surrounding yourself with people who understand you as a business owner is key
9:46 - How stage one of loneliness looks and feels like for entrepreneurs
11:58 - Why hiring contractors or employees exposes you to loneliness of a different sort
14:12 - How success can lead to isolation in the third stage of entrepreneurial loneliness
17:00 - Three checks and balances you need to implement to recognize signs of loneliness
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Quotes from this Episode of Time to Level Up
“Being an entrepreneur is a journey in personal development disguised as an entrepreneurial adventure.” - Andrea Liebross
“Sometimes we don’t recognize how being this solopreneur in the beginning is affecting other aspects of our life.” - Andrea Liebross
“Loneliness can creep in at any stage of entrepreneurship.” - Andrea Liebross
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