Sachit GuptaFounder, CreatorsMBA.com · Founder at CreatorsMBA.com

What SELLING your Business FEELS like! #shorts

17 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker reflects on the emotional journey of deciding to sell a business. He describes the initial surge of excitement and daydreaming about the financial windfall and the possibilities it could bring. He then highlights the harder psychological reality, noting that selling a business does not automatically free one from the rat race or guarantee happiness. The speaker emphasizes that understanding the true reasons behind wanting to exit is more valuable than assuming the sale itself will bring fulfillment.

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Like, was there like a mindset mindfuck for you when you're like, okay, I'm going to sell this, this is my baby or whatever, and it's going to be gone? I think the first thing that I felt was tons of excitement because you start imagining your life like, oh, that's a lot of money. And what would I do with that money? And all this first exit, all this stuff. And then you just get all excited. That's what happened to me. The psychological elements were infinitely harder. There's something to be said around like thinking that exiting your business means that you sort of exit the rat race or exit life or whatever. That's all false. Like those are good things that you shouldn't exit. So I think getting more in tune with why I wanted to exit was much more helpful as opposed to once I exit, then I'll be happy.