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6 Steps to Overcome Entrepreneurial Anxiety

Entrepreneurial anxiety; photograph of glasses on table by Kirill Zakharov

Photograph by Kirill Zakharov

Feelings of overwhelm and anxiety come naturally to entrepreneurs; these simple steps can help you reduce stress and achieve your goals

Do you ever find yourself struggling with devastating anxiety? Do you experience periods in your entrepreneurial journey where you find yourself overthinking the same problem day and night, automatically imagining the worst possible outcome? Are you way too familiar with habitual worrying and damaging thoughts which eventually manifest physically, leaving you sleepless, with short breath, muscle tension, and even dizziness?

You’re not alone. Entrepreneurs that make it big achieve hero status in our society; people look at them and think they have it all together. But many of the most successful

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