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 Shanna A. Jefferson, a contributing author in Volume II of The Mental Cost of Entrepreneurship.
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐
From Burnout to Breakthrough
Several months after establishing my third office I was tired. I was drained. I felt burnout. I felt lost. I felt stuck. I felt alone. Financially, the business revenue was at the highest level to date at that time. However, I was also fighting insurance companies for reimbursement leading to inconsistent cash flow, which of course is imperative for the sustainability of any business.
But something was also missing. Like a part of me. I was so consumed by the intricate details of building my mental health practice that I had to put my doctoral studies as well as other obligations on hold because I was managing business operations in Durham, NC; Columbia, SC; and Greenville, SC.
Essentially, I was experiencing what Iโve since coined The Mental Cost of Entrepreneurship.
I needed a break. Near my Greenville, SC office I would see the sign to Atlanta. I believe it was something like 172 miles away. I began to bargain with God for perhaps just a day trip to Atlanta. That didnโt happen as something pulled me back into the office. Ultimately, in mid-October of 2015, I was burnt out. Mentally and physically exhausted. I had no choice but to take a break. Thus, I booked a getaway to Atlanta.
I gained so much clarity and peace during that brief getaway. So much so that just 2 weeks later, I took a life-changing step on my Greatness journey when I walked into greater obedience by setting my footprints in Atlanta, GA on October 31, 2015. Not to live in the traditional senseโฆBut to live in obedience!
Click here to purchase copy of Volume II of The Mental Cost of Entrepreneurship.
๐ฃ.๐ฆ. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ + ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ.
๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐.๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ.๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ
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