The Hidden Struggle Of Business Owners (And How To Escape It)
by Brent Haydey
Nov 26, 2024
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Today’s Making Waves is a deep dive into loneliness.
As an business owner, you’ve likely experienced it—the isolation that comes with running your own business. On the outside, you’re managing everything, steering your business toward success, and meeting expectations. But on the inside, you feel the weight of being the one who’s supposed to have all the answers, the one who bends but never breaks, the rock everyone can lean on.Who can you confide in about your struggles? Who truly understands the unique pressures you face?
Isolation can creep in when you least expect it. Long hours, decisions that no one else can make, and the inability to fully share your burdens with friends or family who don’t “get it” can leave you feeling stuck and alone. It's exhausting, and it doesn’t have to be this way.
So, how do you break free from entrepreneurial loneliness? Here are three immediate steps to take:
It’s July 1, 2025 — Canada’s 158th birthday. Happy Canada Day!
Perspective. It’s a powerful thing.
Every year on Canada Day, I’m reminded of how fortunate I am to have been born and raised in this incredible country. Canada isn’t perfect — no place is — but it has given me freedoms, choices, and opportunities that so many people around the world may never experience.
For that, I’m deeply gratef...
It was the last day of school and every one of us could hardly wait for the final bell and the beginning of summer holidays! School was done for another year. As soon as I got home the first thing done was to kick off my shoes and rip off my socks.
The sockless summer had officially begun.Â
It was 1973 and back in those days shoes and socks were strictly taboo in the summer. We spent a lot of t...
If you want a different experience, it starts with doing things differently. Repeating the same patterns that no longer serve you (or maybe never did) won’t create the change you want. Yet, out of habit, we often do just that.
To grow, you need to break those habits and replace them with ones that align with your goals and vision.
Sounds simple, right?
Stop the old. Start the new. Done.
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