Mental Fortitude: Sharon Riddle on Navigating Entrepreneurship, Motherhood, and Life's Fires

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Sharon Riddle shares how adopting a stoic mindset has transformed her approach to entrepreneurship, parenting, and personal challenges, emphasizing the power of focusing only on what we can control.

• Transitioning to entrepreneurship after 9/11 due to economic uncertainty in the aerospace industry
• Developing marketing skills outside her comfort zone as a numbers-driven analyst
• Navigating real estate investment challenges during the 2008 housing crisis
• Finding opportunity in property fires through insurance-funded modernization
• Evolving from parent to accountability partner with her thriving adult daughter
• Creating meaningful memories instead of material possessions
• Practicing daily meditation, affirmations, and gratitude rituals
• Using stoic principles to manage health challenges including Lyme disease
• Setting SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound
• Taking pauses to reset mentally and emotionally when facing difficulties

"One takeaway: Always assess where you're growing, where you're going, and what outcomes you want. Find the tools and techniques to help you get there, especially in your thoughts and words. Don't be harsh with others, and don't be harsh with yourself."

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