Nobody Talks About This

Episode 04: Mistakes + Failure

Episode Summary

In this episode, Elise & Scott Grice open up about the unglamorous side of entrepreneurship, including the painful mistakes, costly failures, messy growing pains, big pivots, and battles with burnout, balance, identity, and leadership fatigue.

Episode Notes

Topics discussed in this episode:

• The mask of entrepreneurship
• Starting a business in the midst of chaos
• Using your business as an escape
• Loneliness, isolation, and social media addiction
• Untangling your identity from your business
• Finding your most profitable customer
• How to avoid becoming the “linchpin” in your business
• When to quit vs. when to pivot
• Disconnecting from work and always being “on”
• Decision fatigue and burnout
• Overcoming bad advice and learning to trust yourself
• Personal Ego vs. Business ROI
• Avoiding the wrong coaches, opportunities, and team members
• Emotional eating and battling self-care
• Reclaiming your mental, emotional, and physical health
• Building a real success team
• Pursuing big dreams and stepping into true leadership