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Coping with loneliness as an entrepreneur with Janet Semenova

Something every entrepreneur goes through but is not often talked about before, during, or after the experience, is feelings of isolation.

Being an entrepreneur puts you in a lonely place mentally because you are at the top of your organisation, and no one can understand what you are going through in trying to build, launch, and grow a successful company.

Add on to that the pandemic forcing people to be literally isolated from each other, and you have a recipe for success (or disaster).

In this very candid and frank episode about loneliness, I talk with Janet Semenova, the co-founder and CEO of Boutique Travel Agents and Centered CEOs about her experience as an entrepreneur, and how important it is to understand and develop coping mechanisms.

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More specifically, we talk about:

– What is isolation?
– How long after starting your company did the pandemic force your team to go remote?
– What is the difference in a normal day between working in an office with your team and being remote?
– How did this experience change you as a person?
– Did the feelings of isolation get worse, better, or no change?
– Do you think working fully remote long-term is making people stronger, or weaker/causing a soon to be seen mental health pandemic?

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The article was first published on We Live To Build.

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