Resources
The Emotional Landscape of Entrepreneurship
Running a business isn’t just about strategy or grit - it’s about identity. Entrepreneurs rarely talk about how personal it feels to put something into the world that carries your name, taste, and judgment. The business becomes a reflection of you, and when things go well it feels validating. When they don’t, it can feel like exposure.
Executive Functioning Strategies
Executive functions are the mental skills that help us plan, focus, remember, and manage our daily lives. We all have a range of capabilities when it comes to these skills and there may be circumstances that present particular challenges, such when we’re stressed, anxious or depressed, or if we have ADHD.
SMART Goals
It’s easy to get caught up in a new exciting plan or have a hazy sense of what we’re trying to achieve, but if we want to get something done, we benefit from clarity.
The Overwhelm Loop: Managing Executive Dysfunction and Anxiety Spirals
You know you need to start. You stare at the task, the email, the calendar, the pile. But instead of doing the thing, your mind starts spinning. You feel pressure, dread, and maybe even shame. You try to will yourself into action, but instead you freeze, scroll, or walk away. And then the guilt kicks in.
When Your Work Becomes Your Identity: Anxiety and the Pressure to Always Perform
It can feel good to be someone who gets things done, who shows up, who cares about doing excellent work. But for many people, work doesn’t just stay in the workspace. It becomes something more consuming, such as a measure of worth, a coping strategy, and a fragile source of identity.