Sherry and Rob talk about the downside of good things. Sherry uses the example of founders experiencing growth and success in their businesses but it also causing disruptions. They talk openly about the reality that even really good things can still cause stress and what to do, and how to prepare.

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Episode Transcript

Sherry Walling:

Hi there.

Rob Walling:

Hey. How are you?

Sherry Walling:

Good. How is the sound and all that stuff.

Rob Walling:

Yeah. I think we’re good although I’m hearing your nose breathing.

Sherry Walling:

That cannot be. I have no nose and I am not breathing.

Rob Walling:

This seems like an odd error then. I guess it’s a feature, not a bug. Much better.

Sherry Walling:

I’ve stopped breathing.

Rob Walling:

Good. That was the proper solution to that. Like when you go to the doctor and says, “It hurts when I do this” and he says, “Stop doing that.”

Sherry Walling:

Breathing?

Rob Walling:

Yeah. That’s how we roll here. This is the ZenFounder comedy hour.

Sherry Walling:

Okay. In all honesty though, I just had a bad experience.

Rob Walling:

What was it?

Sherry Walling:

I was really thirsty so I grabbed the glass of water on my dresser next to my bed and took a big old gulp. And it turns out it was actually the gin and tonic that you made me yesterday that I forgot about.

Rob Walling:

Nice and all the ice had melted so it was crystal clear and you just took a swig of gin and tonic right before we record ZenFounder?

Sherry Walling:

Day old, lukewarm, totally flat gin and tonic. It was so bad.

Rob Walling:

I bet it was. How do you feel though?

Sherry Walling:

I feel like I spit it out in the sink. I’m not that into day drinking unless the drinks are really good and I’m on vacation.

Rob Walling:

Oh man. Yeah. I guess it’ll be an interesting episode. Oh, if you spit it out, there’s going to be no fun impact. See, if you already tasted it, it was in your mouth, you might as well just swallow it at that point.

Sherry Walling:

I’m going to leave that alone and just transition into the topic at hand.

Sherry Walling:

Yeah. So gin and tonic’s are good when they’re chilled and fresh and not so good when they’re left out for 12 hours and then consumed by surprise. Yeah. What else is going on? Any other funny stories to tell, Rob Walling?

Rob Walling:

Not at the moment. Not completely right off the cuff without any preparation. We are leaving for Microconf in a couple days. I suppose by the time this airs, it will either be the week of or the week after Microconf. Hopefully we were able to connect with you, our listener, if you also made it to either growth or started edition.

Sherry Walling:

Yeah. Please come and say hi to me. Everybody says hi to Rob. Say hi to me if you listen to ZenFounder. Rob, I don’t know, I know you aren’t on Twitter that much these days, but I