In the entrepreneurship space, we don’t often talk about what we’re struggling with. This results in everyone thinking that everyone else is crushing it. But every business owner experiences feeling frustrated and discouraged with their business. You might be thinking that you’re not cut out for it. You could have jumped into your business early because you thought it was easy but you didn’t have the necessary skills to build on it successfully.

We need to take a step back from these thoughts and recognize that building a business is really, really hard, even when you’re successful. Whenever we experience this frustration, we need to learn how not to internalize it and instead respond in a way that helps us emotionally and practically. 

Uplifting yourself when you’re feeling discouraged is not as simple as reciting the right affirmations or changing your mindset. In today’s episode, I’ll be breaking down the ways on how to respond when you’re discouraged, as well as share my own stories of discouragement because you’re not alone. To deal with these feelings of discouragement, you should:

• Be honest about how you feel
• Be specific about what isn’t going well
• Acknowledge your progress
• Focus on people

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