
How to Stop Hustling
Asma Sherif Moneer
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<p>You may have heard me say that being an entrepreneur can be filled with spiritual growth. I still believe this 100%. I have <strong>never</strong> expanded my comfort zone, dug deep with my limiting beliefs, learned to cultivate deep compassion for myself, and committed to serving others so much that I was willing to do scary shit as I have when being an entrepreneur. </p><p> </p><p>Sure, my work in refugee camps in war zones and other challenging humanitarian environments helped me to act on compassion for others - but it was almost like that was part of my <strong>nature</strong>. </p><p> </p><p>The growth I’ve had to undergo to run a business? Super <strong>NOT</strong> my natural state of being. Podcasts and social media and webinars…totally not my default way of being.</p><p> </p><p>The things I have to do for entrepreneurship make me super uncomfortable all the time. More uncomfortable than climbing a peak on a 30 -day expedition without a shower. For realz.</p><p> </p><p>One of the most important lessons I learned in business over the past year was how to stop hustling toward my goals. You know - the frantic scrambling and staying up all night during a launch and working on weekend and evenings to meet that quarterly goal and…ALL of that craziness. </p><p> </p><p>For years I was taught that was how it was supposed to be. You had to buck up and deal. And I did. I’m good at powering through hard shit. But it almost led to me giving up. Even though I wanted to share my gifts with people so badly, I didn’t want to do it at a cost to my family and my health.</p><p> </p><p>I started making this shift when I was working with Susan Hyatt, who I totally did not believe when she said the more fun you have the more money you make. But she was right.</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, I want to share a model for <strong>how to stop the hustle cycle</strong> - which one of my other business coaches - Melanie Childers - taught me. It helped me make a lot of sense about why this actually works. But for you, I want to app