Jun 26, 2020
Our business can become an extension of ourselves. Everything goes into it, including our blood, sweat, tears, and so much more. But how does that affect us mentally?
This is The Psychology of Entrepreneurship,
a highly produced audio documentary style, revealing series that follows Ronsley Vaz and his guests, as they strive to go inside & unravel the inner workings of the mind of an entrepreneur, artist, athlete, academic; to decipher what is the psychology of our decisions.
If you are an entrepreneur (BTW we consider that mothers are the original entrepreneurs) and would like to understand why we do certain things in certain situations, and if small changes in thinking can deliver massive amounts of results in success and happiness, then this podcast is for you.
In this exclusive volume of The Psychology of Entrepreneurship, we’re reanalysing Ronsley’s conversation with Dr Sherry Walling from Volume 02. If you’ve listened to some of the other volumes, you may have noticed there’s a very common theme that threads its way through each conversation- Imposter Syndrome.
Who is Dr Sherry Walling? Well, Dr Walling helps smart people do hard things. She is a licensed clinical psychologist. She has spent the last 15 years becoming an expert in entrepreneurial success and founded ZenFounder, LLC, the community-based hub that aims to help entrepreneurs, families and companies thrive.
But, Sherry isn’t just an amazing psychologist. She’s a speaker, yoga teacher, podcaster, entrepreneur, and even best-selling author of the critically acclaimed book, “The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together.”
Sherry also co-hosts the ZenFounder Podcast, a show that seeks to help entrepreneurs survive, thrive and connect in business, relationships, and life.
In this volume, Ronsley weaves in the lessons from this discussion with other past conversations from Mark Fisher, Emily Fletcher, Noom Dara and more. We revisit and dissect the trials of burnout, how our brains really see our businesses and the deeply set origins of imposter syndrome.
Other insights from this volume:
- What are your motivations?
- Exploring our conflict with authority
- Why science is an art form
- The brain scans to prove what our businesses really mean to us
- Social media and the false sense of connection
- Feeling alone when things get tough
- Dr Walling’s thoughts on the origins of Imposter Syndrome
- The three components to burnout and how to prevent it
- What are you going to miss when your time is up?
Links & Resources:
Get ‘The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Keeping Your Sh*t Together’ Book Here
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy by Economist, Joseph A. Schumpeter
Harvard Business Review about CEO’s and feelings of Loneliness
Dr. Christina Maslach: Website
Volume 19: Mark Fisher: The Power of Feedback
Volume 18: UJ Ramdas: Knowing What You Really, Really, Really Want
Volume 20: Rich Litvin: Not Lonely, Just Alone
Volume 23: Peri Bostock: The One With a Fire Inside