This document outlines some of the challenges of being an entrepreneur. It discusses emotional, social, physical, and anxiety-related trauma that entrepreneurs may face. It also mentions the financial stress of subsidizing a growing business and putting personal finances at risk. The document advises entrepreneurs to find someone to talk to, make time for self-care, and limit their financial exposure. It concludes with a quote about how being an entrepreneur can feel like riding a lion without knowing how you got there or how to stay safe.

1. EASONS IT SUCKS
ENTREPRENEU
TO BE AN

2. EVEN IF YOUR PARENTS
DON’T, YOUR FAMILY WILL
GIVE YOU SHIT
EMOTIONAL TRAUMA

3. YOUR FRIENDS WON’T REALLY
GET IT EITHER, AND YOU
BETTER FORGET DATING
SOCIAL TRAUMA

4. YOU’LL GET NO SLEEP, NO
EXERCISE, AND EAT TAKE-OUT
EVERY DAY
PHYSICAL TRAUMA

5. GROWTH DOES NOT MEAN YOU
CAN BREATHE EASIER. IT JUST
MEANS YOU HAVE NEW
PROBLEMS AND GREATER RISK.
YOU’LL ALWAYS BE ONE PIVOT
AWAY FROM CATASTROPHE
ANXIETY

6. IF YOU SLIP UP IT MEANS
UNEMPLOYMENT FOR ALL
THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DUG DEEP FOR YOU
GUILT

7. YOU’LL LIKELY BE
SUBSIDIZING THE GROWING
FIRM BY PAYING YOURSELF
BELOW MARKET FOR MANY
YEARS. YOU MIGHT EVEN GO
INTO PERSONAL DEBT.
FINANCIAL STRESS

8. YOU’LL LOSE THE SENSE OF
WHO YOU REALLY ARE AND
YOUR ETHICAL LINES WILL BE
TESTED (AND YOU’LL LOSE A
COUPLE OF TIMES)
IDENTITY CRISIS

9. IF YOU GO BUST, YOU’LL FEEL
LIKE THE LOSS OF A CHILD. IF
YOU IPO OR SELL THE FIRM,
IT WILL FEEL THE SAME WAY
DEEP LOSS

10. YOU’LL HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING FROM SALES TO
TECH TO WRITING TO
MANAGING TO JANITORIAL
WORK. YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO
BONE UP
YOU MUST DO STUFF YOU
LOATHE

11. YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO STOP
YOURSELF FROM DOING IT
BECAUSE BEING AN
ENTREPRENEUR IS SO
FRACKING AWESOME!!!!!
BUT DESPITE ALL THIS…

12. DON’T BOTTLE IT UP. FIND
SOMEONE TO TALK TO
MAKE YOU TIME, EVEN IF
ONLY 30 MINUTES A DAY
LIMIT YOUR FINANCIAL
EXPOSURE
ADVICE

13. “Entrepreneurship is like riding a lion.
People look at him and think, This guy's
really got it together! He's brave! And the
man riding the lion is thinking, How the
hell did I get on a lion, and how do I keep
from getting eaten?“
- Toby Thomas, CEO of EnSite Solutions

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