CHAPTER 5

Learn and grow

The importance of nourishing your mind as a founder

I spoke again to psychologist and coach Eszter Iván. We discussed how to maintain good mental health as a creative person, especially for those of us who work by ourselves a lot. She says:

I think that what is really important—I can’t emphasize this enough—is self-care. When we’re passionate about something and really creative, then we can immerse ourselves and really identify completely with it. This can be really good, but if for example there are obstacles, or someone doesn’t react the way we’d expect, then we can take it personally. I think then it’s really good to be able to find our way and create balance in how we think about it, to really be able to see how ...

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