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Mental-Health Practices for Founders - Maria Barrera (Clayful)

Name: Mental-Health Practices for Founders - Maria Barrera (Clayful)
Uploaded: 2024-05-29T17:24:24+00:00
Duration: 1 min 40 s
Channel: GHION.AI
Description: In this brief talk, founder Maria Barrera shares the core mental‑health habits she relies on to stay functional and motivated while running a startup…

29 May 2024 · 2 min

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In this brief talk, founder Maria Barrera shares the core mental‑health habits she relies on to stay functional and motivated while running a startup. She emphasizes sleep as a non‑negotiable foundation, describing her routine of getting 8‑10 hours nightly and warning that lack of sleep turns her into a "zombie". She also highlights the power of personal mantras—short, inspirational sayings she writes on post‑its and keeps visible—to provide quick pick‑me‑ups during challenging moments. Finally, she discusses how curated music, especially specific songs like "Long Live," serves as an emotional reset, reminding her of long‑held dreams and reinforcing her commitment to the founder journey. These practices are presented as practical, repeatable tactics that other founders can adopt to maintain mental well‑being.

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I've developed a lot of practices to get myself back up. Right. Like, there's certain things that I will not compromise on. Sleep being one of them. Big plug for sleep. Very important. How many hours of sleep are you getting? 8 to 10 a night. I won't compromise on it. If I don't sleep, I am a zombie. You do not like Maria being a zombie. She's very cranky. So that is a really important part. I've prioritized it. I have a lot of different. I mean, some people call them mantras, I call them sayings, but just little things that inspire me day in and day out. So I was at a gym in Kentucky the other day and said, you didn't come this far to only get this far. And I'm like, yeah, I did not. Let's go. And now that's a. Post it on my computer. So little things that will inspire me have. I just keep them really present and that makes a big difference. So it just gives you back a little, little pick me up when you need it. And music actually helps quite a bit. So big Swifty. That's okay. I own it. There's different. There's one song particular, long Live, where she talks about, remember how you've been dreaming for this moment for so long and now you're here. That's really magical. So remembering that. And there's all these, you know, that song, like different media points where you have to always go back and remember that you've been. This is what you wanted for so long. So yes, it can get hard, but like, that's what you asked for. So let's go after it.