9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Combat Loneliness

Ever feel like no gets how hard it is to run a business? Wish you didn’t have to do it all by yourself? 

Entrepreneurial loneliness is real! 

It doesn’t matter if you work from home by yourself or manage a team of 50. When you’re the one at the top making all the decisions, it’s easy to experience loneliness.

In this episode, we share 9 strategies for overcoming loneliness as an entrepreneur.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES

00:50 Meg’s sparkly moment of the week.

1:35 Lauren’s sparkly moment.

2:35 Why it’s easy to feel lonely as an entrepreneur.

3:20 Lauren’s take on entrepreneurial loneliness.

4:45 Meg’s perspective on being the boss.

5:25 How to deal with loneliness…

5:40 Make business-minded friends IRL.

7:15 Connect with other entrepreneurs virtually.

9:05 Work with a coach, a mentor, and/or a therapist

9:40 Leave your house!

11:20 Prioritize relationships with people who support you.

12:10 Make weeknight plans.

12:40 Start a podcast.

13:30 Take classes in the middle of the day.

14:30 Adopt a pet!

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