Scary Facts About Business

I have always known and understood that leading owning or running a business can be difficult and can be stressful, sometimes beyond belief. In fact, that is the main reason I became a business coach two decades ago, to help people achieve better results more quickly and with less stress.

Yesterday someone presented me with some statistics that shocked even me.

Here they are:

International stats say business owners are:

• 30% more likely to experience depression.
• More than twice as likely to suffer from depression.
• Six times more likely to have ADHD.
• Three times more likely to have substance abuse issues.
• 10 times more likely to have bipolar disorder.
• Twice as likely to have a psychiatric hospitalization.
• Two times more likely to have suicidal thoughts.

This sounds more dangerous to me than most extreme sports. You wouldn’t ever dream of mountain climbing or swimming with sharks without proper, ongoing instruction and supervision and yet we think running a business is easy and we instinctively know what we need to know and we do the right things.

So the question for you this week is.

• How much safer and successful could you be with the right emotional and technical support in your corner?

To do:

1. Read Kevin Lawrence’s excellent book ‘Your Oxygen Mask First’
2. Take action and get support

Many successful business owners eventually hit a wall on growth and struggle to climb it alone. When you work with me you get a fresh perspective, a solid plan, and customised coaching so you can grow and scale your business safely and at speed.

To check whether I can help you on that journey https://calendly.com/iankinnery/canweworktogether