376 - Getting Out of Your Own Way

376 - Getting Out of Your Own Way

July 7, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 376

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Annemie Tonken discusses how entrepreneurs often hinder their own progress by neglecting necessary self-care and maintenance.

There's an old story about a fisherman who keeps going out every day with holes in his net. Even though he knows the net leaks, he doesn't think he can afford to take the time off from fishing to mend the holes. I've been that fisherman more times than I'd like to admit, and I'd be willing to bet there's a good chance you have been too. At some point in business, most of us will get in our own way. Of course that bottleneck isn't obvious - instead, it shows up as exhaustion, as the feeling th...

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