The startup game is a roller coaster, and for many, it is one of the most difficult, frightening, stressful roller coasters in the world – it’s boot camp for the soul. As a founder, an executive, or a leader in a fast-growing company, you can feel alone in your struggles. We often hide them in an effort to appear like everything is going great. If you're feeling alone in your role in the world as a leader, you can find healing in connecting with the stories of others.

Hear about the journey of startup entrepreneurship and how to navigate the rollercoaster of the startup game in this special guest episode of Allowed. Throughout this episode, featuring the remarkable Terry Lee, of Mezcal Rosaluna and MeUndies, gain insight and information about the leader's journey and lessons that every conscious leader can learn from. He's a former CEO, he's a former COO, and he is human, just like you. Many of the lessons Terry learned along the way would not have come without a certain degree of heartbreak, pain, and struggle. The journey is ALWAYS here to teach us what our soul most wants to learn. Buckle up and come along for the ride as we dive into the wild rollercoaster of the startup game.

Highlights:

2:50 - Meet Terry Lee. Hear how Caneel and Terry Lee met and how he became an executive coaching client.

7:09 - Terry Lee speaks about how being involved in soccer throughout college and his commitment to that with a singular goal helped train him for his entrepreneurship journey.

10:21 - Terry discusses striving and the idea that nothing is ever enough. Hear why striving is not the same as success.

13:53 - Striving vs striding will determine your feeling of success. Terry Lee discusses the moment in his journey when he began to switch mentalities to a striding-focused growth mindset.

17:24 - Terry used the Change Formula unconsciously because he hit a certain level of discomfort in his business that forced him to make changes.

19:08 - Terry Lee discusses having grace for yourself and why grace is an impactful message for leaders.

22:03 - Caneel and Terry Lee discuss the Drama Triangle and how Terry was putting himself into a Villain role.

24:40 - Advice for current or aspiring COOs.

28:56 - The biggest difference between being COO and being the founder CEO.

33:28 - Advice for founders about how to build a team of champions.

37:00 - How to confront the dark nights of the soul.

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