As entrepreneurs, it is important to take care of our mental health as it affects how we work, how we think, and how we feel. Furthermore, research shows the importance of managing stress and maintaining positive mental health for successful business outcomes.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต. ๐ง๐ต๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ #๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ.
Today, we introduce you to the CEO of the Vault Consulting Firm, KC Fox.
A time when I experienced Mental Health Challenges as an entrepreneur:
My work took me to a dark place back in 2018. I was working on a huge viral case that was riddled with things designed to hurt and destroy black women. It took me a while to recognize that my mental health began to suffer. Historically, it had been outsiders causing havoc for my clients and I. That part was manageable mentally, it wasn't until I realized that the internal workings of the case and all that came with it was taking me down day by day.
How I recognized I was slipping:
Angry, short patience and short sighted. Which is the opposite of who I am as a leader
sleepless
lack of motivation to continue
How I pulled myself up by the bootstraps:
Entrepreneurs often face high levels of stress, uncertainty, and pressure to succeed. My career field is heightened by 10k just due to the nature of the industry that I am in.
The first thing I did to recover was QUIT. Quitting and losing is normally associated with failure but I would argue perspective here. Quitting/taking a step back was definitely a winning strategy for me at this point in my professional life. I realized it was my own crisis I was managing at this point as opposed to a client. I went to work, hiatus for 8 months focusing on healing. Using practices such as self-care, seeking professional support, connecting with a supportive community, and being honest about the struggles. It's important to remember that seeking help is a sign of strength, and that mental health challenges are common and treatable. I went on to become Mental Health First Aid certified. Which is a service that has benefitted me and my clients, in fact it's now a service that we offer at the firm. In addition, I was inspired to do even more. I am the proud founder of the HBCU Mental Health Tour. See Something, Say Something, Do Something.
Answered by: KC Fox, CEO, The Vault Consulting Firm
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ + ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐.๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ.๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ
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