{"id":2030,"date":"2019-08-12T09:53:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T09:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speakin.co\/edit\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2019-08-12T10:26:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:26:45","slug":"mental-health-and-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speakin.co\/edit\/mental-health-and-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health and Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"fff31b069dab2d4baa9938924ee8e97c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8586106947150931\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4223625083\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrepreneurship has its ups and downs. For every peak, there seems to be a valley waiting right around the corner &#8211; and vice versa. While a lot of the discussion surrounding entrepreneurship focuses on ambition, creativity and the sense of fulfillment people get when they build something out of nothing, the reality is that entrepreneurs often feel lonely, stressed out, anxious, burnt out and empty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrepreneurs are assumed to be super strong. The success stories have created an image of a \u2018superhuman\u2019 who is always motivated, witty, tireless, emotionally strong and unaffected by any hardships. This image of an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ideal leader<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has unconsciously created an ecosystem where entrepreneurs don\u2019t allow themselves to maintain their mental health. They fight against their own mind and often find it difficult to accept that they are under stress, let alone ask for help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research says that 49 percent of entrepreneurs today are dealing with at least one mental illness (such as attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, addiction, depression or anxiety) and roughly one-third of entrepreneurs\u2019 struggle with two or more mental illnesses. If such mental health issues go unaddressed, they can have debilitating side effects \u2014 some of which may even be detrimental to business. Certain issues can have negative effects on decision-making and confidence, which can also diminish an entrepreneur\u2019s effectiveness as a leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current GDP growth rate is around 7% which we, as a nation aspire to take up to 10% in the next two to three years. This jump can only be made possible by heavily promoting entrepreneurship. However, despite having the world\u2019s third largest startup ecosystem in the world, India still lacks an education system that actively promotes entrepreneurship and risk adaptive behavior amongst the youth. This, coupled with an absence of women entrepreneurs, and a not-so-readily available entrepreneurial workforce are just some of the things that are holding us back from becoming the nation of our dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"fff31b069dab2d4baa9938924ee8e97c\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n    style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n    data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n    data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n    data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8586106947150931\"\r\n    data-ad-slot=\"5455236699\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n    (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unrealistic expectations and a lack of conversations on such issues collectively does not allow leaders to step up and accept what they are going through. It is truly said that entrepreneurship comes with a psychological price and the \u2018taboo\u2019 that \u2018leaders are always strong\u2019 needs to be shattered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all are leaders and human beings, undoubtedly a leader or any entrepreneur needs to master a lot of attributes like patience, focus, determination and perseverance &#8211; but not at the cost of his mental peace. It\u2019s common to hear stories of struggle about actors, artists or cricketers. However, more often than not, the struggles of a business leader are assumed to be a problem with him, and they end up being tagged as \u2018weak\u2019 and \u2018incapable\u2019 to run an organization. This kind of mindset also gives birth to discrimination on the basis <\/span>of gender and age <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at organizations, businesses and companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Few suggested solutions to the warriors out there are \u2013 try and take out time for self-work (at least twice a day), self work might include working out, meditating, cycling, reading self help books or may be just sitting idle and doing absolutely nothing. Learn to spend some times with your loved ones, the journey of entrepreneurship is usually a solo journey with uncertainty and a lot of bumps, so do not forget to be with your supporters. Additionally, it is extremely important to make this dialogue stronger and the conversations heard. The only way to make a change is to know the stories, the struggles and the hustle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entrepreneurship has its ups and downs. 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