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You think you have anxiety??...

Name: You think you have anxiety??...
Uploaded: 2022-05-24T21:00:13+00:00
Duration: 50 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this motivational monologue aimed at entrepreneurs, the speaker argues that internal chaos and anxiety are normal aspects of being human, especially…

24 May 2022 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue aimed at entrepreneurs, the speaker argues that internal chaos and anxiety are normal aspects of being human, especially for those running businesses. He contrasts external chaos—visible challenges in the market—with internal chaos—thoughts and emotions that many try to avoid. The speaker emphasizes that people often mistakenly view their internal turmoil as abnormal, leading them to flee from self‑reflection. He advocates for deliberately taking quiet, solitary time away from business activities to learn how to manage internal chaos, suggesting that mastering stillness does not require extensive effort but is essential for personal growth and effective entrepreneurship.

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I wish so badly that we could take everyone in a room, put a room of like 20 entrepreneurs, and we could open up everyone's minds and you could see how fucked up everyone's thoughts are. Holy crap, like you think you have anxiety? Try that guy over there. It is completely normal to have internal chaos. You have external chaos, and the reason that you are comfortable immersing yourself in it is because you have learned how to solve it, how to manage it. But if you don't take the time to be still, to be by yourself, to take space from the business, you don't learn how to manage the internal chaos. In reality, it doesn't take that long to learn how to manage that, to learn how to be still, to learn how to be quiet, but we don't even give ourselves a chance. The reason that people run so much from the internal chaos is because they think it's abnormal and they think there's something wrong with them. And the reality is that if you're a human and you're part of the human species, it is normal. It is part of your contract with life.