86. How Entrepreneurs Can Come Back Over the Edge and Get Their S#!% Together with Sherry Walling

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[00:04] Sherry introduction

[01:24] “The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together”

[01:56] Internal skills

[02:11] Fragile egos and not being adept to keeping your emotions under a level of control or awareness

[02:56] The start of Sherry's journey

[03:52] Wanting to be a thinker and contributor to the world

[06:20] Practice slowing down in little doses

[06:49] We don't prioritize these kinds of behaviors.

[07:43] Doing hard things but enjoying the journey

[09:04] Do something relevant and specific, useful, and valuable to meet your audience and market.

[10:50] Teach something meaningful.

[11:35] The number one challenge entrepreneurs face: seeing themselves as special snowflakes

[14:25] What do you wish everyone knew?

[18:26] Listen and pay attention to people and you can build any kind of business.

[18:46] What have been the biggest resources for Sherry?

[22:22] Fearmongering

[23:04] Understanding what people feel, what they need, and what they're longing for

[23:13] Empathy is the number one trait that Brad sees in all successful sales people, marketers, and influencers.

[25:13] Get out there and get some exposure.

[26:10] Cultivating attitude, empathy, and altruism

[28:00] Anxiety and depression

[30:30] Having people in your life who can see what you don't see

[32:34] Without giving room for ourselves to grieve, we risk the possibility of sadness accumulating into depression.

[33:24] Sherry would love to be a podcast guest and conference speaker to talk about mental health and entrepreneurships

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