Inside Ep. 04 of Work Hard. Be Nice., Host Sheri Horvath talks with Licensed Mental Health Counselor Chellsey Barnett about what it really looks like to build a business while you’re still becoming the person capable of leading it.

Chellsey shares the story behind building her private practice, the risks she took before she felt ready, and the expensive business decision that became one of her greatest lessons. Together, Sheri and Chellsey explore confidence, failure, ambition, anxiety, authenticity, and the tension between wanting the freedom of entrepreneurship and doing the hard work required to create it.

They also talk about Chellsey’s unique approach to walk-and-talk therapy, why high-achieving people can look successful while feeling stuck, and how values can help guide both personal and business decisions.

Most importantly, this conversation challenges the idea that you have to reach some imaginary finish line before your experience is worth sharing. Sometimes the most valuable perspective comes from someone who is still climbing and remembers exactly what the last thousand feet felt like.

This is an honest conversation about betting on yourself, learning the hard way, building confidence through action, and giving yourself some grace while you figure it out.
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Contact Information for Chellsey Barnett, LMHC, Resilient Mind Counseling & Coaching: www.resilientmindcc.com

Contact Information for Sheri Horvath, Operator's Edge Co.: www.opsedgeco.com

Apply to become a guest of the show at www.opsedgeco.com/podcast

Intro & Outro Music: “Bottleneck” by Neon Beach