I told my team last week something that surprised them: I'm in therapy.
Not because I'm broken. Not because something's wrong. But because I'm trying to protect what I've built.
Here's the distinction I made: Therapy is about maintaining your foundation - your boundaries, emotional stability, sense of self. Personal development and coaching?
That's about building on top of that foundation - goals, growth, achievement.
You can't build higher if your foundation is shaky.
A lot of entrepreneurs chase growth without ever checking if their base can handle it.
They add more clients, more revenue, more complexity - then wonder why they feel unstable despite external success.
I made a quick video about this (link in comments), but the real question is: When's the last time you did maintenance work on yourself, not just growth work?
Have you ever done therapy while things were going well? Or did you wait until something broke?