The roller coaster of emotions nobody talks about in owning a business | Ep.004

Monday you're winning. Wednesday the invoice doesn't clear. Friday somebody walked into the owners meeting on the wrong side of the bed and now the whole thing feels like a mistake. That's not a sign something's broken. That's the job. Episode 4 is about the part of building a business that doesn't fit on a motivational graphic — the swings, the slumps, the partner conversation that goes sideways over words you actually agree on, and what you're supposed to do when you're empty and the work still needs doing. In this episode: Why your expectations, not your circumstances, decide how bad a bad day feels A hot take on the hardest path a person can take — it isn't the one you'd guess The one emotion a leader doesn't get to share with the team Balanced, unbalanced, or a third option that makes more sense than either Why sleep doesn't fix every kind of tired The early warning sign you're running on empty, and the thing most people feel guilty doing about it Nobody wakes up with a surge of primal energy and bulldozes through the day. Not even the guys who say they do. New episodes of What Are We Even Doing Here? with Steven Burkhart and Aaron Lavazza — two guys building multiple businesses and asking that question out loud. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. And tell us in the comments what you actually do on a low day, because we're collecting answers. #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusiness #BusinessPartners #Burnout #Mindset #WorkLifeHarmony #BusinessPodcast #Contractors