Tricky subject! May is Mental Health Awareness month, and it's my firm conviction that 50% of supposed mental health issues are completely avoidable by choosing to walk away from the diagnosis and pursuing a meaningful adventure, instead. 

I speak from experience. In 2014, a doctor diagnosed me with "anxiety". I went to see a therapist who offered to treat me... and I decided against it. I chose to stop rummaging around in my past and unhappy present and chose to dedicate my efforts towards an external goal. 

Why does this matter for business? Because mindset is 90% of your success. The main difference between who I am now and who I was in 2014, even in 2020 is mindset. And if you allow your mind to be harangued by constant ruminations about how you're "not happy", encouraged by a culture of narcissism and self-obsession.

Obviously, this doesn't apply to any clinical cases of depression and such. If that's your case, get help. But the line is blurry. And I believe that many many people could cure themselves by choosing to not accept the diagnosis and instead pursue a meaningful adventure in their lives.

Up front I cover a listener's question of whether you should have a website with your name (like I do - www.michalbohanes.com) or something more business-y like www.scaleandattract.com or www.strengthcoaching.com. 

The answer may surprise you: It doesn't matter. At least until you scale to 7 figures.

Timestamps

1:50 - Your own name as a domain name or a business name?

4:50 - Choosing to walk away from an anxiety diagnosis

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