Emma

I had an amazing therapist that used to say to me, you spot it, you got it, which I think about all the time when I have my little judgy hat on. I said it at the start of today, but you can't be successful in business unless you're successful in life. So working out all your own shit will allow you to move through your life in a far more successful way than if you choose not to.

I had an amazing therapist that used to say to me, you spot it, you got it, which I think about all the time when I have my little judgy hat on. I said it at the start of today, but you can't be successful in business unless you're successful in life. So working out all your own shit will allow you to move through your life in a far more successful way than if you choose not to.

The key take out here, you cannot outrun your past. You can't keep pushing it aside and expect to move forward. If you want to grow, you have to face your demons head on. It's hard, but it's absolutely necessary. There's this idea out there that being a man means having all the answers, never cracking, always being the strong one.

The key take out here, you cannot outrun your past. You can't keep pushing it aside and expect to move forward. If you want to grow, you have to face your demons head on. It's hard, but it's absolutely necessary. There's this idea out there that being a man means having all the answers, never cracking, always being the strong one.

But the reality, that's a heavy burden to carry and no one should have to do it alone. Struggling doesn't mean you're weak. It means you're human. Talking to someone can make a huge difference. Therapy gives you a safe space to say what's really on your mind, to learn how to cope in healthier ways and to show up better for yourself and the people around you.

But the reality, that's a heavy burden to carry and no one should have to do it alone. Struggling doesn't mean you're weak. It means you're human. Talking to someone can make a huge difference. Therapy gives you a safe space to say what's really on your mind, to learn how to cope in healthier ways and to show up better for yourself and the people around you.

Even if you've never tried therapy before, it's worth exploring. BetterHelp makes getting started simple. They've got over 35,000 licensed therapists and have already helped more than 5 million people. It's all online so you can connect on your schedule and you can switch therapists at any time if you want to try someone new.

Even if you've never tried therapy before, it's worth exploring. BetterHelp makes getting started simple. They've got over 35,000 licensed therapists and have already helped more than 5 million people. It's all online so you can connect on your schedule and you can switch therapists at any time if you want to try someone new.

As the largest online therapy provider in the world, BetterHelp can provide access to mental health professionals with a diverse variety of expertise. Talk it out with BetterHelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com slash aspire. That's betterhelp, H-E-L-P dot com slash aspire. Number five, take responsibility for your life. So here's a tough one.

As the largest online therapy provider in the world, BetterHelp can provide access to mental health professionals with a diverse variety of expertise. Talk it out with BetterHelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com slash aspire. That's betterhelp, H-E-L-P dot com slash aspire. Number five, take responsibility for your life. So here's a tough one.

How much of what happens in your life are you able to take responsibility for? It's a tough question and one worth thinking about. I feel like I was brought up in quite a blamey culture. Nothing was our fault. Everything was about what the neighbor did, what the government was doing, what, you know, anybody else was doing. Everything happening all around was about what somebody else was doing.

How much of what happens in your life are you able to take responsibility for? It's a tough question and one worth thinking about. I feel like I was brought up in quite a blamey culture. Nothing was our fault. Everything was about what the neighbor did, what the government was doing, what, you know, anybody else was doing. Everything happening all around was about what somebody else was doing.

But it was never about us. It was never our personal responsibility. I grew up in East London, an impoverished part of inner city London. I went to a really tough school when I did go to school, that is. And I've always been a little bit frustrated that I didn't have a better education.

But it was never about us. It was never our personal responsibility. I grew up in East London, an impoverished part of inner city London. I went to a really tough school when I did go to school, that is. And I've always been a little bit frustrated that I didn't have a better education.

When I got to the London College of Fashion, I went to school with a lot of girls that had been privately educated. And they were a hell of a lot smarter than me. And I was very blaming that I hadn't had a similar education. And I started to say and tell myself that I would never get through this college class. How could I?

When I got to the London College of Fashion, I went to school with a lot of girls that had been privately educated. And they were a hell of a lot smarter than me. And I was very blaming that I hadn't had a similar education. And I started to say and tell myself that I would never get through this college class. How could I?

Everybody else that's here has had a better start and therefore they'll have a better ending. At this point, my mother had moved a couple of hours outside of London and the commute for me to get to college every day was exhausting. But more than that, it felt unfair.

Everybody else that's here has had a better start and therefore they'll have a better ending. At this point, my mother had moved a couple of hours outside of London and the commute for me to get to college every day was exhausting. But more than that, it felt unfair.

These certainly weren't the only reasons, but they amounted to enough of a reason that I dropped out of college after less than a year. I just didn't think it was for me and I'm not the type of person that wants to come in fourth or fifth or sixth place. So I left. After leaving, it was really hard to get a job.

These certainly weren't the only reasons, but they amounted to enough of a reason that I dropped out of college after less than a year. I just didn't think it was for me and I'm not the type of person that wants to come in fourth or fifth or sixth place. So I left. After leaving, it was really hard to get a job.