Have you ever felt the tension of living through two extremely different circumstances simultaneously? Perhaps your career is flying high but your private life carries deep trauma, such as profound loss, failure or rejection.
The juxtaposition of stark contrasts within one person can be overwhelming and extremely difficult to navigate through. Via one lens, both you and your colleagues see yourself as a trailblazer. From another perspective, those close to you share awareness and compassion for your personal concerns at home. Seemingly living two lives at once can create great insecurity and exhaustion in so many ways.
Let’s introduce a gentleman who’s sharing his own insights on the topic – angel investor Peter Cowley. I had the privilege of meeting Peter this week and learning very much from him. Peter is widely known in entrepreneurship circles with a highly successful and diverse career spanning many decades. But, I think his ability to share his deep insights on managing both success and personal tragedy are just as impressive. Peter shares his stories through his new book, Public Success, Private Grief : https://www.ps-pg.com/. In particular, his reflections on that website regarding his own #brainhealth and physical illness (see https://www.ps-pg.com/reflections) are inspiring. Please take a look.
Our brains are not well equipped for managing extreme life events, let alone multiple complex and very different challenges all at once. There’s no rulebook for trying to overcome the big deals we face, with no single approach to try. Therefore, targeted, professional psychological help should be considered both when winning and when needing emotional support.
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More about Peter Cowley here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cowley
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