Are you a Mental Founder?
Someone crazy / bonkers / mental* enough to set up and build an ambitious business
*delete as appropriate
The Good Mental Founder
You are a hero.
You want to positively impact the world.
Make change, help people.
Hire people.
You risk it all.
But the stats aren’t good.
90% of founders fail.
You’d have to be crazy to take those odds.
Mental.
Good Mental.
Creative, inspired, visionary.
The Bad Mental Founder
The process of building your business makes you mental. Bad Mental.
On your own, in your head.
Burnt out, beaten up.
It shouldn't be THIS hard!
But it is.
This is the dark side of success.
The bit that business influencers airbrush out.
The problem is if you break, the business breaks.
You could lose it all. Your money, your health and your relationships
You are the problem.
You are also the answer.
You are running patterns and habits in your life.
We all are.
This is The Groove.
If you change The Groove to be better, you will get better outcomes in all areas of your life.
Including your business.
You only have one problem: you and The Groove you are in.
“I found my business tribe with Founders Are Mental”
“It's really great to see that the founders who are part of the group are showing up authentically as themselves and are deep in conversation to challenge limiting beliefs, fast”
“The crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The ones who see things differently”
Steve Jobs
The Mental Founder Manifesto
I am mental.
Crazy – but in the
best way
I am responsible.
I have ability to respond.
I take positive action
I am precious.
I will care for myself like I would a precious object
I am aware.
Curious without judgement, I see reality clearly
I am a
No Drama Founder.
I will stay in The Groove
Join fellow Mental Founders
You sit at the head of a business you yourself built.
Everyone looks to you for bullet-proof confidence. Your family don’t really get it. The unspeakable terror. The insistent calling.
Where do you go with your fears, vulnerabilities?
It’s easy to see polished Linkedin performances and feel like a loser
Join a tribe of Mental Founders. Be yourself.
Not wearing the mask you have to wear at funding pitches
Founder life is no joke.
Constant BS
Self-medicating with caffeine, alcohol, and social media
Isolation
When everyone’s posting their best bits on Linkedin
Self-talk
Judging yourself with a highly critical voice all the time
Sacrifice
This is your calling - and you’re not gonna go and work for someone else are you?!
Are you on your own with your very ambitious goals?
Finding it difficult to switch off - wanting more peace of mind?
Are you bombarded by things to read, learn, pay attention to?
Maxed out busy, headspace stretched?
Book a call
Schedule to speak direct to Dan - our founder - to understand more, see if we are a good fit plus learn a simple tool to help build your Awareness
Join The FAM!
Knowing what to do - and the benefits it brings - is great. But sticking to it - like any practice - is easier amongst others that ‘get it’ and will hold you accountable
Stay in The Groove
Learn ways to get peace of mind, and switch off systematically in only a few hours a month - from your own office
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