{"id":86722,"date":"2023-06-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honeybook-blog.site.strattic.io\/?p=86722"},"modified":"2023-06-14T06:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:45:34","slug":"loneliness-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/loneliness-epidemic","title":{"rendered":"Beating the loneliness epidemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-c986fb9\" data-block-id=\"c986fb9\"><figure class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-87158\" src=\"https:\/\/hbbadmin.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13-Beating-the-Loneliness-Epidemic-Antonio-Neves.png\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13-Beating-the-Loneliness-Epidemic-Antonio-Neves.png 2000w, https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13-Beating-the-Loneliness-Epidemic-Antonio-Neves-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13-Beating-the-Loneliness-Epidemic-Antonio-Neves-1024x793.png 1024w, https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13-Beating-the-Loneliness-Epidemic-Antonio-Neves-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13-Beating-the-Loneliness-Epidemic-Antonio-Neves-1536x1189.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know there is an epidemic that impacts half of all CEOs and is <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/09\/work-and-the-loneliness-epidemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as dangerous for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day<\/a>? It\u2019s the loneliness epidemic. In this episode, we\u2019re having an honest conversation about the current friendship recession and loneliness epidemic with the award-winning journalist, best-selling author, and founder Antonio Neves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Trigger warning:<\/strong> Before we dive into today&#8217;s episode, please note that this episode contains conversations and statistics around loneliness, mental health, and suicide. If you&#8217;re not in a place to listen to this, we truly understand and encourage you to skip today&#8217;s episode.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Antonio is the author of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stop-Living-Autopilot-Responsibility-Rediscover\/dp\/0593136837\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1684932217&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Living on Autopilot: Take Responsibility For Your Life &amp; Rediscover a Bolder, Happier You<\/a>,&#8221; as well as the founder of Man Morning. According to the Internet, eight years ago he was living his best life. He was a successful speaker, married with young twins, and had a nice house with a picket fence. But the truth was that Antonio felt isolated from the rest of the world. Listen to his story and how he changed his life for the better.\u00a0<br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.honeybook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Independent Business podcast<\/a> is powered by<a href=\"https:\/\/honeybook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> HoneyBook<\/a>, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. 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Considering that <a href=\"https:\/\/theactionalliance.org\/events\/talking-about-men-their-middle-years-and-suicide#:~:text=Recent%20data%20indicates%20around%2080,in%20suicides%20in%20recent%20years.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">80% of all suicides are committed by men<\/a>, this is something we shouldn\u2019t take lightly. Research backs up the notion that men do not share what is going on in their lives and struggle with making authentic connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overcoming the loneliness epidemic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Antonio experienced his own version of the loneliness epidemic eight years ago, even though his life looked perfect from the outside. Thankfully, a couple of experiences helped him get out of the loneliness bubble, including weekly meetings with a group of friends that he was able to be vulnerable with and share that he wasn\u2019t doing well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id='lightbox-inline-form-f7d37f1b-4a8e-4762-b0ea-9424de78c464'><\/div><div id='variation-inline-form-var-06ce7aab-c2b7-42fb-9ae9-4a8b3ecc2673'><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why you need community as a business owner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by his weekly meetings, Antonio founded the community Man Morning. He believes that everyone needs to find friends that they would be willing to have breakfast with at seven or eight in the morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason to prioritize breakfast meetings is that the conversations you have at breakfast time are different from the conversations you have at after-work drinks. Additionally, for busy independent business owners, especially those with families and other responsibilities, the odds of meeting with friends get slimmer as the day goes on. Scheduling that time in the morning ensures that you maintain those strong connections that can combat loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another reason to seek out deep connections as a business owner is that it\u2019s too easy to tell people you are fine when you are actually struggling. The reason business owners often say, \u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d is not because they don\u2019t want or need help, it\u2019s because they are high-performers who feel guilty about having complaints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a friend, one way to combat the \u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d conversation is to respond by saying, \u201c<em>I hear you saying you\u2019re fine, but that is not the energy I\u2019m feeling from you. I\u2019m hearing that something else might be going on.<\/em>\u201d Asking follow-up questions is a powerful way to <a href=\"https:\/\/hbbadmin.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/building-work-life-balance-into-your-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check on your high-performing friends<\/a> who seem \u201cfine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to create intimacy as a leader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a business owner who carries heavy responsibilities and leads team members, it can be hard to create intimacy with others. In your leadership role, one way to create a safe space for your team members is to tell them that it\u2019s okay for them to not be \u201cfine\u201d around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In your personal life, you can also build intimacy by being the first one to be vulnerable. The more you are willing to share, the more comfortable your friends will feel sharing with you. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CteFNLJLEGB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by HoneyBook (@honeybook)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taking personal responsibility for your life and committing to yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you feel lonely, it\u2019s easy to feel like a new job, zip code, or more money will solve your problems. The truth is that loneliness is an inside job. No one can care more about your life than you do, and you owe it to yourself to take personal responsibility for your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hbbadmin.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/is-work-life-integration-right-for-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Committing to yourself<\/a> is not a one-time thing. You have to recommit every day. As a business owner who is often taking care of everyone else, you owe it to yourself to take care of yourself first and protect your energy source. It\u2019s crucial to love yourself and serve yourself the way that you love and serve others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After serving others all day, business owners can easily give themselves and their loved ones the exhausted versions of themselves. Antonio combats this by prioritizing his morning workouts, stopping work at a certain time of the day, eating nourishing food, and surrounding himself with people who make him better and clap when he wins in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great friendships require effort<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are succeeding in your life and business, it\u2019s easy to feel like you have a ton of friends cheering you on. However, the true test of friendship is seeing who is still there for you when you are not at the top.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Great friendships require effort and are built on inconvenience. It may feel inconvenient to pick someone up from the airport when they could call an Uber instead, but as soon as your friend gets in the car and you start having a great conversation, you forget the inconvenience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The importance of mentors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Working for yourself can be lonely, which is why it\u2019s important for independent business owners to seek out mentors in their field. Having someone to talk to that is in the same boat or a few steps ahead of you can help you feel less alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mentor is someone you listen to, whether or not you know them in person. For example, you may view Natalie and Antonio as mentors because they speak into your life through their podcasts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes you have to write a check to gain a great mentor, and that\u2019s okay. It might be difficult to feel like you can spend money on a coach or mastermind group, but you are actually making an investment in a better version of yourself. You are making an investment to become a better business owner, spouse, parent, and friend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What differentiates businesses that succeed and the ones that fail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The people who are truly committed will succeed over people who aren\u2019t. It\u2019s easy to register an LLC and create a logo, but it\u2019s not so easy to recommit to showing up every single day. The people and companies that win are consistent. They may have a big end goal, but they spend their day-to-day focusing on the small things that move them forward. That\u2019s the difference Antonio sees in businesses that succeed and the ones that fail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id='lightbox-inline-form-72d76c86-612d-405d-b925-c461f6acfb95'><\/div><div id='variation-inline-form-var-143a635f-7d64-4314-88c6-796252bc7e73'><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-b30bcc2\" data-block-id=\"b30bcc2\"><style>.stk-b30bcc2{height:26px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important sections of this conversation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[1:20] The friendship recession<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[3:53] How Antonio got out of the loneliness bubble<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[6:30] How to find community as a business owner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[10:38] The two most dangerous words someone can say<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[14:14] How to create intimacy as a leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[15:48] Taking personal responsibility for your life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[20:19] Loving yourself the way you love others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[25:54] Finding friends who support you in high and low seasons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[27{25] Friendship requires effort<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[30:04] The importance of mentors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[33:57] What differentiates businesses that succeed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources mentioned in this episode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theantonioneves.com\/stop-living-on-autopilot-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Living on Autopilot book<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/09\/work-and-the-loneliness-epidemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harvard Business Review: Work &amp; the Loneliness Epidemic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/observations\/loneliness-is-harmful-to-our-nations-health\/#:~:text=Loneliness%20has%20been%20estimated%20to,smoking%2015%20cigarettes%20per%20day.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scientific American: Loneliness is Harmful to Our Nation\u2019s Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americansurveycenter.org\/why-mens-social-circles-are-shrinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Survey Center: Men\u2019s Social Circles are Shrinking<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2022\/12\/06\/fact-check-men-accounted-80-us-suicides-2021\/10838683002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USA Today: Fact check: Men accounted for about 80% of US suicides in 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with the guest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theantonioneves.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">theantonioneves.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theantonioneves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.instagram.com\/theantonioneves<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Podcast:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theantonioneves.com\/the-antonio-neves-show-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">theantonioneves.com\/the-antonio-neves-show-podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know there is an epidemic that impacts half of all CEOs and is as dangerous for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? 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