This is my second startup, the first made a little bit of profit but my co-founder and I are going after something much bigger and I am honestly scared shitless of failing. How do you guys deal with this kind of feeling while bootstrapping a startup?
LLC stands for Limited Liability Company, a type of business structure that
I feel the same way. I’ve started meditating and its helped a lot. I use the Calm.com app and I like it but there are others out there that do the trick too.
Likewise. I practice anapana vipassana meditation for 30 minutes.
I bought a buckwheat zafu to sit on so to prevent my legs from falling asleep.
The ZazenMeditationTimer app for android is excellent for scheduling gong timers during the meditation session. I use the gong (10 minute timer) as a cue to bring myself back to the breath and release my thoughts.
What’s the world that could happen if you fail? Close up and get a day job? Most start-ups fail. It’s not the end of the world.
I’m not scared of failing. I’m scared of sacrificing relationships + health while I put everything I have into the startup. The harder I work + more I sacrifice, the higher the stakes are.
Don’t ever sacrifice your physical health. You may not have as much control over your mental health but you sure as hell have control over the hour a day that you go exercise.
I wrote a blog post about how I deal with it here: http://daanlo.tumblr.com/post/53208271906/had-a-tough-year-5-tips-against-stressing-out-on-a
Maybe helpful. In short. Don’t kill yourself.
Try not to sacrifice your health, that’s irreplaceable and lowers your performance. Work your ass off while you’re working. Rule #1 = focus. Take vacations even when you don’t think you can… your brain will be much more effective. Meditation definitely. Medicinal marijuana has been known to help.
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