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6 Strategies to Optimize Productivity And Thrive As A Startup Founder
Number 3 is my favorite — stimulate your mind.
It takes a truckload of courage. To start a company. But more than that, to be vulnerable in front of strangers. And, yet, to show up consistently.
As a founder myself, even though I’ve only been on this path for about a year, I can vouch for the fact that it has been a massive learning curve for me to understand myself better, discover my strengths, grow in ways I had never imagined and also face days ranging from ones during which you are on cloud 9 to days when it feels like it’s all crashing and burning down.
Funny enough, it is one of those feelings in life where it feels like everything might be falling apart yet it is actually falling into place! I developed a new form of resiliency during the pandemic when I found a way to channel my anxiety about not seeing family in the foreseeable future or getting to fly home into something productive and meaningful.
It was during this time that I first coined the acronym M.U.S.T.E.R which I strongly believe can be perfectly applied to every founder’s lifestyle as well. Especially, if you feel like you are on the verge of burnout or need access to some tools and resources to recharge and rejuvenate. I urge you to check out these…