This might be counter-intuitive but in addition to stoicism, I love helping others when I can. Whether it's answering easy questions online, helping a friend wi

This might be counter-intuitive but in addition to stoicism, I love helping others when I can. Whether it's answering easy questions online, helping a friend with a business problem, somehow being a startup mentor, or volunteering. I feel the best when it's in person because it gets me out of my own head and sort of into someone else's- trying to understand them, what they're going through, what they're thinking. Being able to see things from another perspective gives me insight into my own problems. Hearing other people's fears and anxieties, sharing my experience with similar issues, and being like hey it's normal and this is how it turned out for me. Sometimes they just need to be heard or get it off their chest and be told everything will be okay, because it usually will. It has also made it easier for me to ask for help about problems and be receptive to advice and feedback from my mentors- all the times when I was on the other side, helps me see the other side. So I guess maybe that's why people advise to always be teaching someone else while also being taught yourself. Last, patience. I know I'll get there eventually. Marathon not a sprint.