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Faith Driven Entrepreneur Asia

Episode 27 - Entrepreneurs Are An Anxious People with Steve Cuss

Apr 26, 2023
Steve Cuss, Australian author, joins the podcast to discuss how entrepreneurs can manage anxiety in healthy and productive ways. Topics include understanding chronic anxiety, addressing toxic patterns in organizations, taking responsibility for one's actions, the importance of resiliency, living by faith, and repenting from false beliefs.
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Quick takeaways

  • Entrepreneurs can go from being managed by anxiety to managing their anxiety in healthy and productive ways.
  • Embracing discomfort and seeking God's presence in pain and suffering allows Christians to offer a healing presence to a broken world.

Deep dives

Managing Anxiety for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs often struggle with anxiety, but learning to manage it is crucial for their well-being. Anxiety can take different forms and have various causes, such as trauma or false beliefs. Chronic anxiety, characterized by reactivity, is commonly faced by entrepreneurs. It is driven by assumptions and false needs, leading to a constant need for control, perfection, having all the answers, seeking people's approval, and always being there for others. Recognizing these patterns and understanding the underlying false beliefs is essential for breaking free from chronic anxiety. Resilience, the ability to withstand and recover from adversity, is also important. It requires deepening our capacity to be present in the face of pain and suffering and relying on God's strength rather than allowing anxiety to dominate. By cultivating emotional and spiritual health, entrepreneurs can effectively navigate anxiety and find freedom, leading to greater success and well-being.

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