210: Dr. Sherry Walling — The Reality of Burnout for Entrepreneurs
The Bootstrapped Founder
04/26/23
•54m
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Few people had an impact on my founder journey as Dr. Sherry Walling — and she didn't even know. But I got to tell her! We discussed burnout, imposter syndrome, and stress among founders. Sherry explained the need for mental health professionals who understand the unique challenges of entrepreneurship and shared that burnout is a diagnosable issue.
While entrepreneurs have more control over their work, long hours and hustle culture can still lead to burnout. Her book, "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together," helped me during a period of burnout while selling my business.
Now, you get to learn from her and her deeply actionable insights into founder psychology.
00:00:00 Introduction to Sherry Walling
00:03:13 Mental health in the entrepreneur community.
00:09:17 Do entrepreneurs have control over their destiny?
00:15:22 How do you find good mastermind groups?
00:21:52 Mental health is not always called mental health
00:28:20 Grief is the emotional reaction to loss
00:34:06 You can have relationships with people who don’t get it.
00:40:24 Mental health apps are not a replacement for therapy.
00:45:59 Why aren’t more people talking about mental health?
The WIRED article about mental health apps: https://www.wired.com/story/are-mental-health-apps-worth-trying/
My new podcast project: Arvid & Tyler Catch Up / https://catchup.fm
The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/dr-sherry-walling-the-reality-of-burnout-for-entrepreneurs/
The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/dc436cce
The video: https://youtu.be/hIwaExsScWk
You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com
Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast
Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter
My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/
My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/
My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com
This interview is sponsored by Acquire.com
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209: MicroConf US '23 Recap — What Happens When 250 SaaS Founders Meet
April 21, 2023
•48m
This week, I got on my first post-COVID trip and headed to Denver, Colorado for MicroConf 2023.
It.
Was.
Awesome.
Unsurprisingly, being in the same room with 250 other bootstrapped SaaS founders is one of the nerdiest things you can do. And it was as enlightening as it was nerdy. I just arrived back home in Canada a few hours ago, so I took the opportunity to share my insights from the conference on my podcast. Enjoy!
00:00:14 Intro
00:02:26 What is MicroConf?
00:08:42 STIR
00:11:21 The talks
00:16:34 The speaksessionsers
00:19:19 My session on mental health
00:25:43 Feeling isolated
00:28:31 How to start a conversation about your own experience.
00:34:37 Mental health as a founder is paramount.
00:37:25 MicroConf is more than just a conference
00:43:28 Things outside the conference hall
My MicroConf EU 2019 attendee talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TheiytjsZoY
MicroConf Connect: https://microconf.com/connect
My new podcast project: Arvid & Tyler Catch Up / https://catchup.fm
The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/microconf-us-23-recap-what-happens-when-250-saas-founders-meet/
The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9d12dbc0
The video: https://youtu.be/8ty4NNbVnMo
You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com
Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast
Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter
My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/
My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/
My course Find your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com
Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/
This episode is sponsored by Pinto Financial. Check out their demo!
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00:00:14 Intro
00:01:33 ChatGPT as a writing buddy
00:03:13 Bias-busting with a Devil's Advocate
00:04:48 Other uses of ChatGPT
00:06:13 Fact-checking
00:07:22 Emotional arcs
My new podcast project: Arvid & Tyler Catch Up / https://catchup.fm
The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/writing-with-a-nemesis-using-chatgpt-to-strengthen-your-arguments/
The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/562c4b5f
The video: https://youtu.be/3Rk17om7crU
You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com
Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast
Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter
My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/
My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/
My course Find your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com
Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/
This episode is sponsored by Pinto Financial. Check out their demo!
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