@aaronwhoughton There’s often a moment that calls people to action. A health scare, a comment made to them, experiencing limiting moments because of lack of physical health that prevents them from running around with their kids or being on vacation confident in their body.
@aaronwhoughton I’ve been extremely public about my therapy journey and it’s been interesting because people feel very uncomfortable with it. Therapy = new heights. I won’t stop trying to normalize this.
@NOCKWellness we believe every team member should have a personal mission, vision and values statement as a foundation for a culture of wellbeing. Here I explain our process.
Over the course of my life, I’ve taken a big interest in how people show up at work ineffectively due to outside stressors. Whole Leadership is our solution @NOCKWellness
I believe that suffocating parts of ourselves in an effort to show up professionally breeds unprofessional behaviors like poor communication, aggression and harassment.
@aaronwhoughton In my opinion, there’s also ownership we need to take. I boldly told my CoFounders I refuse to be a startup CEO who ends up dead or with a disease caused by stress. We need to stop being afraid of standing up for ourselves
@aaronwhoughton It’s common that a tragedy creates visibility and ultimately that’s a great thing because it expands opportunity. Still, it’s clear that when a tragedy hits powerful people in the balls(😫) suddenly ppl notice.
@justingordon212 Investing everything I had into a healthy relationship with food, my body, a support team for my well-being. Owning that mental health, physical health, lifestyle health is all connected.
@aaronwhoughton The latest broadcasting about founder well-being is totally reactive while there have been proactive pioneers working hard on this before the SVB collapse @aaronwhoughton@KristinDarga
Question that I think we’re not asking.
Do founders need to get permission from their investors before they get the support they need to maintain their own mental health?
Or can they - and should they - just get the support they need?
@anothercohen I wake up at 4 or 5 most days and I do go to sleep by 9pm. Its become a part of my daily rhythm because energetically and creatively it works best for me. Even though too much fluctuation in schedule isn’t good, I allow myself more free flow on the weekend and get up between 6-7
@heyalexfriedman Thanks for this. Been going through grief in the form of losing someone I love to mental illness. I’ve had to deal with this several times in my life. The remedy is fully interior. That’s what I tell myself when I start the “I want to be more / do more” conversation.
Entrepreneurship life tip that took me two decades to discover.
When cycles slow down in your business, resist the urge to take on new responsibilities or stir up trouble, instead take the space to rest and recover.
This is how you build strength for the next stress cycle.