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How to Overcome Overwhelm As An Entrepreneur
And create the life and business you love.
If you are an entrepreneur, be it a coach, consultant, freelancer, or small business owner, chances are you’ve had to deal with overwhelm.
I can tell you after over two decades in public relations in all capacities, it’s a thankless job. We work 60–80 hours a week, most weekends. As long as the media is working, we’re working. It is literally nonstop. We have to deal with demanding and often low (or no) paying clients for whom we would throw someone off a cliff if it meant we could get them coverage. We are always at the mercy of very fickle members of the media, which unwittingly hold the key to whether we will get to keep our jobs or not. It truly takes a Teflon mindset to be a PR professional.
After a near nervous breakdown in late 2019, I decided to throw in the towel and retire my tech PR practice of nearly 20 years - after the one last Consumer Electronics Show, of course. I was running on all cylinders. I was doing PR, running a nonprofit animal rescue, and planning my escape by transitioning into coaching, which meant taking classes and courses, getting certified, and learning new marketing techniques.
Needless to say, I practically went into full shutdown mode. Something had to give. I couldn’t continue to be all…
