Remember three things when overwhelmed: Embrace your struggle, because it's real and not going away. Everyone else has it, too—even when it doesn't look like it. Use your struggle as a fire under your butt to change things, rather than resisting it. Turn it to your advantage! Don't let “keeping up with the Joneses,” whether friends or competitors, distract you from doing the important things you, your team, and customers need. Don't raise money, hire a ton of people, write a book, or spend money on a conference just because someone else did. Cut the “blah blah” crap from your communication, to
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