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Founder well-being & EQ

The past 2 years has been tough. The entire world is dealing with the mental, physical and social consequences of a pandemic.

The dramatic risk and uncertainty founders face right now, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, is dangerous and will inflame a mental health crisis in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

A study by Michael Freeman suggests that founders are 50 percent more likely to report having a mental health condition compared to others. KPMG reports that only 1 in 5 founders are satisfied with their mental wellbeing and stress levels.

We find it morally critical to address the mental health crisis in entrepreneurship considering we are part of this ecosystem. It's important to understand that we need to support ourselves in tandem to supporting our businesses. We need to flourish emotionally alongside our business.

The World Economic Forum identified emotional intelligence, people management and cognitive flexibility among the top skills needed to thrive in the future. As indie hackers we must take concrete actions to invest in our wellbeing.

After successfully running our goal-guider programme Restory, @katerinabc and I discovered the need to educate people on the mindfulness practice of Reflective Journaling. It's a science based journaling practice where you --

  1. Critically analyse past experiences and relationships.
  2. Orient your choices towards a healthier, happier future.

To help us improve our wellbeing during these uncertain times we at Human-Matter labs have designed a free 7-day email masterclass where you can learn about the science behind Reflective Journaling + how do you effectively do it. If you previously participated in Restory, you did a version of Reflective Journaling when you filled in your weekly story at the Comfy Couch.

The Restory email Masterclass takes only 5-8 minutes of your time for 7 days. At the end of the 7 days you will learn and experience the transformative benefits of this practice.

Our objective with the Restory Masterclass is to help you kick-start a practice in Reflective Journaling. At the end of every class you will have a challenge with specific prompts to help you with your practice. We also share free Notion worksheets for this purpose.

Restory Masterclass is free. If you are looking to cultivate a mindfulness habit to improve well-being and emotional intelligence then you can sign-up to it here 👇🏾

https://human-matter-restory.mailerpage.com

We would really appreciate if you could share this link with your friends, family, colleagues or anybody you think who might benefit from it.

Also we would like to use this safe space to talk about mental health among Indiehackers. Would love to hear your thoughts, challenges, and recommendations to improve founder well-being.

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