Hi , this email is a bit personal.

Towards the middle of April, I hit an inflection point.

I was confused why some things were not working.

Some plans were not materializing even with fully-fleshed-out strategies.

And I had to slow down on everything I was about and doing.

I got to that point where my current experience was no longer matching the vision I had for myself, and this year.

It got to the point that I exited groups, left communities, stopped communicating with some particular persons, and out rightly SHUT DOWN.

Thank God I had staff who kept things going.

I was spent.

I was tired.

I was exhausted.

And the bad part was I did not know exactly what to do to help myself.

A few days ago, I told a dear friend of mine that I needed therapy, and he said he too needed therapy.

The worst part of that conversation is....

All the therapists we could reach out to were already our friends/partners.

They most likely would not believe they could help us – asides from conflict of interest.

In fact, if you check, all through May I did not send you a single email.

Same May, I paused all client relations.

I only had just two 1:1 sessions (on the 6th and 20th). I called off many appointments.

I told myself to float for some fresh air, so I don’t finally break down.

It wasn’t until last Saturday that I went to speak with a friend and mentor who helped me clear my head and brought a form of relief mentally and emotionally.

By the time I was leaving his place, after about 6 hours, I left with only 4 things in my notepad, but I left more empowered and excited to face the future.

, there are times in our lives when we all get to this point.

It usually prefaces a burnout.

If you don’t know what to do, opening yourself to a brand-new environment can go a long way.

It’s something myself and my wife have done since 2015.

Every quarter, we would travel away from home. See new places, meet new faces.

It has helped us open up to new ideas.

The last one we did early this year, we completely rewrote our family vision and values, because we had evolved so much since we wrote the first one in 2016.

Anyway…

All of this got me thinking, if I could be experiencing this, how many more persons are battling with some form of internal crisis and have no one to share it with…

Or they even share, and the person they speak with only tells them “It is well. You will be fine.”

And that’s all. No solution. No deep convo beyond that…

I know how that feels.

And if you’re an entrepreneur, I’ll personally like to hear your side of things.

Please, take this anonymous survey and share with me whatever may be going on in your life right now, or maybe had gone on since 2020 when everything was RESET.

Lastly, I am gradually resuming official duties, and I will like you to help out with this survey.

I value you.

Dayo Samuel