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Self-Love Is An Output (Not An Input) To Healing

Self-Love Is An Output (Not An Input) To Healing

by Gv Freeman | Feb 11, 2023 | Mental Health, Self-Care

And a few ways to spot and stop gaslighting yourself. One of my favorite quotes by Bill Watterson, the creator of the Calvin & Hobbes cartoons, is, “Never in the history of calm down has anyone ever calmed by being told to calm down.” Telling someone...
The super power of loving yourself enough to be hated

The super power of loving yourself enough to be hated

by Gv Freeman | Jul 7, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Mental Health

This weekend, I had the pleasure of doing some deep meditation work with a dear friend and spiritual brother. I’m not sure it’s like this for everyone, but for me to truly do my deepest and most powerful work, I have to share it with another person. It’s one thing to...

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    I know we all want to "build" something that makes I know we all want to "build" something that makes the world a better place. I do too! 

But this thought poked my brain this morning and it felt pretty true. 

I fact, it's why I do all the things I do. For myself and my clients. 

Healing is subtractive, not additive. 

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    "If you're in stage X then you just have to accept "If you're in stage X then you just have to accept  your life is gonna suck because there's simply too much to do."

This is a myth propagated by founders, entrepreneurs, and VCs worldwide!

Poppycock!

I was recently shamed by a VC for calling him out on his belief that an early-stage founder should never use their out-of-office assistant. Implying that if they're on vacation, they're not working hard enough (read, not lining his pockets). 

The balance of your life has far less to do with the stage of your organization and far more to do with what and how you prioritize.

A company is only as healthy as its leaders. 

Remember, most of the people who want you to believe otherwise care a lot more about how much money you're making them than they do about your mental health and life satisfaction.

P.S. "Work-life balance" is a fallacy. Our lives are far more complicated and require an integration of the entire system.

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