It’s Always Darkest Before Dawn: Strategies for Surviving the Mental Hardships of Entrepreneurship feat. Gabe Ricks

Digging your way out of a dark place is challenging for everyone, so don’t ever think that you don’t have the strength to make it out. In this episode of the No BS Sales School, your host Walker McKay talks to Gabe Ricks of Fulcrum Risk Solutions about surviving the mental hardships of running your own business and making it through the challenges that come your way.  HIGHLIGHTSYour situation right now is 100% your fault Stop making excuses and start making things work The sacrifice that Walker had to make for his businessEntrepreneurship is hard but fulfilling Getting diagnosed with ADHD and battling depression Advice for sellers during unpredictable markets Get yourself a vision and a planYou must be willing to do the work QUOTESWalker on how getting called out for his excuses changed his life: "The times in my life where I have grown the most, the pivot points, have been where I have caught myself or have been pointed out to me that I was making excuses. That's the time when all of a sudden, things change for the better in the big picture." Walker's advice for would-be entrepreneurs: "The advice I give to entrepreneurs and founders and people that are going out on their own is if you're dumb enough to do it like I was — it takes longer than you think, it's harder than you think, and at least in my case and most people I talk to, I would do it again."Walker's advice to sellers for surviving unpredictable markets: "Don't hang out with people that are bitching, whining, and complaining because they're gonna create their own reality. Somebody in your business is gonna crush it. It might as well be you." Connect to Gabe through the link below:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-ricks/ Where to find Walker:LinkedInTwitterInstagramFree training coursewww.walkermckay.com