While wrapping up the absolute wildest shit show of a year and looking for hopeful signs for improvements in the months to come, rather than just reflecting on the last 365 days, making plans and setting goals for the new year, I’m really focusing on ways to keep my eyes (and my actions) trained on building our startup and staying mentally fit as a founder.
To accomplish this I came up with a short list of five things I will be working on to help build back up the mental reserves, amplify the internal drive to succeed, and help get us to where we want to go. Here is my list with commentary that may be useful to other founders:
Eliminating/Blocking Negativity — this mostly stems from the never-ending news cycle and social media. Simply block it all out, and keep your eyes on the prize (whatever that may be for you). Click bait be damned, it’s pretty easy to be drawn back into the cesspool of negativity, but over time you can get good at the “headline scanner approach”, and become selective— only diving into rabbit holes that pertain to you and your business exclusively. Otherwise just get the gist and move on. You can still be on the front lines of news and updates for a given industry, but everything else is merely a negative distraction disguised as necessary reading.
