Two speakers argue that entrepreneurs often aren't driven by ambition but by a fight response rooted in self-doubt, using work to outrun personal issues. This survival mindset produces short-term gains but inevitably leads to burnout.
A lot of entrepreneurs have, tend to have a big fight response component to them without even realizing the reason they work so hard is, has nothing to do with the outside, has everything to do with their inside, their inner world. They have trouble believing in themselves. They doubt themselves. They have a low opinion about themselves, a lower self-esteem without even knowing that that's what they have. They think they're just, you know, some people seem like they have an ego, but deep down they're actually afraid. Do you get what I'm saying? Mm-hmm. So that's what I see a lot. And a lot of them also flee. So working harder can also be a flight response, by the way. Right? If things aren't going well at home, I'll just go distract myself with work. Yeah.
Distraction.
That's quote unquote.
Is it a healthier, healthier distraction? I mean, better than, you know, drinking, binge watching, et cetera?
Well, think about it long term, right? Like, I get it, like, in terms of you're producing work, right? And you're putting your energy towards something. But what, what happens long term, right? Things break apart if they— it's not sustainable to stay in that survival state.
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