162: Choosing Mental Strength During Trials and Tribulations | Creating Entrepreneurial Success with Bipolar Disorder with Okay Sis Podcast host Scout Sobel

The perfect path to entrepreneurship doesn’t exist. All entrepreneurs have gone through their own journey. They’ve experienced success and failure, and have changed direction in their business. My guest, Scout Sobel, is no different and she joins me to talk about mental health, entrepreneurship, and finding her goldmine.

Scout is the founder of Scout’s Agency, a PR firm working with female podcasters to help them find guests and guest appearances. But Scout’s journey hasn’t been smooth. With a Bipolar Disorder diagnosis, Scout left school to figure out what her destiny was. She also had to learn how to balance that with her new mental health diagnosis.

Scout explains how she discovered entrepreneurship by creating a magazine that got picked up by Barnes and Noble. Even though she realized that this wasn’t the right direction for her, her entrepreneurial spirit was born. Her journey has taken her through different iterations of what her business is. Now that she’s found something that makes her heart sing, she’s thriving.

In her own words, Scout explains what the Entrepreneurial Spirit is. Each entrepreneur has their own definition of this phrase and I love Scout’s simple explanation. Ultimately, it’s having that drive and determination to work for yourself above anyone else.

She shares the journey she’s been on into her own business. It’s not been without difficulties, especially when paired with her mental health, but the journey has been part of the adventure. With Scout’s Agency, Scout knows she’s created a winning business because she’s passionate about it every day.

Now that she’s created a physical office space, Scout has to decide how to grow her company’s culture. When you’re intentional about the direction you want to take your office culture, you can create an amazing, welcoming, and thriving work environment. One of Scout’s values is the self-employed approach where she lets her employees have a certain sense of autonomy.

Scout believes that the most important part of entrepreneurship is learning to trust and love yourself. When you believe in yourself and you love yourself enough to trust everything you’re doing, you will succeed in business.

Has your business idea changed and grown over the years? Tell me about your entrepreneurial journey! Let me know in the comments on the episode page!

 

In This Episode:

Why your business might go through a few iterations before you find the perfect fit for you What the Entrepreneurial Spirit is What the entrepreneurial journey looks like What happens when you create something that you’re truly passionate about How to intentionally grow an office culture Why you need to believe in and love yourself in order to succeed in business

 

Quotes:

“I think that’s what entrepreneurs do. You do as many things as you can until the right thing comes and you hit the goldmine.” (13:37)

“If you work 8 hours a day for someone else, believe me, you can put that same amount of time into your dream.” (15:15)

“I think that as an entrepreneur, you have such an amazing opportunity to create something that’s never been around before.” (24:48)

 

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About Dr. Cortney Baker... She is an award-winning entrepreneur, researcher, author, speaker, and advocate for gender equality. As a leadership expert and mother of three, she is passionate about inspiring and empowering women to lead with greatness.

Dr. Baker is the author of the best-selling books: The Ten Do's and Don'ts for Business Leadership: Lessons to Lead Effectively and Unlimited: Conquering the Myth of the Glass Ceiling. She is passionate about helping ambitious female entrepreneurs go from side-hustle to CEOs!

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