In this episode of the podcast I’m joined by John Parkin author of the international best seller Fuck It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way. He’s also written other books in the Fuck It series as well as hosting retreats in Italy with his wife Gaia. John will be joining us at Summercamp this year to give a talk and I so I wanted to get to know him more as well as introduce him to our community. During our conversation we discuss the topic of struggling in business. While John is an optimist, he’s also aware that there will be times when things get tough. According to him, how we cope through struggle determines how quickly we bounce back and also how we develop our resilience. John shares some of the challenges he’s faced and what he does to cope with struggle.

The three things that John does to help him when he's struggling are (listen from 55m 6s on the podcast):

1. Look after himself by going for walks, eating well and doing stuff he enjoys

2. Breaking down big jobs into small more manageable tasks and focussing on the task at hand

3. Share the problem by talking to someone about it

John will be talking at our Summercamp in September. I hope you can join us. You can find out more about the event at - http://happystartupsummer.camp