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Posted On: August 25th 2025, 04:38 am
Why I’m Doing @20hoursfor20talk
Business is a wild game. Some days you feel unstoppable, other days it can tear you down. It’s exciting and fulfilling, but it can also be exhausting and lonely. We don’t talk enough about that part.
As entrepreneurs, we’re taught to keep quiet when we’re struggling. We hide the failures because it feels embarrassing. I’ve done that and it’s painful. But hiding doesn’t help. It eats at you, and it can break people. We’re taught to keep quiet about the hard parts – the failures, the doubts, the losses. And yes, sometimes that silence feels like power, like we’re holding it together. But staying quiet can also make us suffer. We are all human, and those struggles are part of having skin in the game.
The truth is, 1 in 5 Australians experience mental illness every year, and suicide is still the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15–49. Too many are suffering in silence, thinking they have to keep it together.
This challenge 20 hours of silence, no technology, just me and my thoughts is my way of standing up for those who can’t yet speak. For those who feel their struggles or “failures” make them less.
I want to remind you: your mental health matters more than any business win.
If you can, please donate, share, or support through @aether_care and help us raise funds and awareness for youth mental health.
Business is a wild game. Some days you feel unstoppable, other days it can tear you down. It’s exciting and fulfilling, but it can also be exhausting and lonely. We don’t talk enough about that part.
As entrepreneurs, we’re taught to keep quiet when we’re struggling. We hide the failures because it feels embarrassing. I’ve done that and it’s painful. But hiding doesn’t help. It eats at you, and it can break people. We’re taught to keep quiet about the hard parts – the failures, the doubts, the losses. And yes, sometimes that silence feels like power, like we’re holding it together. But staying quiet can also make us suffer. We are all human, and those struggles are part of having skin in the game.
The truth is, 1 in 5 Australians experience mental illness every year, and suicide is still the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15–49. Too many are suffering in silence, thinking they have to keep it together.
This challenge 20 hours of silence, no technology, just me and my thoughts is my way of standing up for those who can’t yet speak. For those who feel their struggles or “failures” make them less.
I want to remind you: your mental health matters more than any business win.
If you can, please donate, share, or support through @aether_care and help us raise funds and awareness for youth mental health.
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